COOPERATIVE AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION (A CASE STUDY OF AROCHUKWU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)

ABSTRACT
This study is designed to show how cooperative societies can alleviate poverty in Arochukwu North Local Government Area, Abia State.
The sample consist of 25 farmer cooperative society members, 25 marketing cooperative society members, 25 credit and thrift cooperative society members and 25 consumer cooperative society members.
The main instrument used for collecting data was questionnaire. The sample was collected through random sampling techniques and statistical method used for data analysis in sample percentage.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE 
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE
1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 
1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
1.3PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.4SIGNFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.5SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

CHAPTER TWO
2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1WHAT IS POVERTY
2.2HOW TO REDUCE POVERTY
2.3THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY
2.4GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL O RGNAISTION INVOLVEMENT IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

2.5HOW COOPERATIVE CAN BE USED TO REDUCE POVERTY

CHAPTER THREE
3.0RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1SOURCES OF DATA
3.2METHOD OF INVESTIGATION

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.2INTERPRETATION OF DATA

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.2RECOMMENDATION
5.3CONCLUSION
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