Abstract:
Rural development has recently gained extensive attention mainly in developing countries where the
substantial majority of the people live in rural areas and they essentially depend on farm activities.
The nexus between Rural and Co-operatives development is increasingly becoming important as most
rural inhabitants are engaged in agricultural sector which is anchored in co-operative associations.
This work gives a review of the book titled “Co-operative organisations for rural development:
organisational and management aspects” by Johannes Kuhn. The text gives the developmental
aspects of co-operative organisations and their implications in rural settings. The book is reviewed
with the intention to address the linkage between co-operatives and rural development. While the two
concepts have been widely studied as separate ideas, the nexus between them still needs a further
examination. The review identified the main weaknesses, strengths, ideas, concepts, gaps and future
research areas which might be of interest to policy makers, co-operators, researchers, university
students and lecturers in the field of co-operative business management, rural development, rural
financial inclusions, agricultural marketing co-operatives. Nonetheless, the inclusion of practical
cases from rural settings makes this book is an old wine which keeps on getting stronger as it
continues to serve as one of the most useful resource to students, researchers and rural development
experts in developing countries.
