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Resilience of traditional african co-operatives amidst foreign co-operatives: a reflection on traditional co-operative organisations in the sukuma communities of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Rutabanzibwa, Audax Peter.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-23T09:37:33Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-23T09:37:33Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation Rutabanzibwa, A. Peter. (2021). Resilience of traditional african co-operatives amidst foreign co-operatives: a reflection on traditional co-operative organisations in the sukuma communities of Tanzania. Journal of Co-operative and Business Studies, 6 (2), 14-27. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2714-2043
dc.identifier.issn 0856-9037
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.mocu.ac.tz/xmlui/handle/123456789/595
dc.description.abstract A cooperative organisation is considered to be resilient when it demonstrates ability to adjust to shocks or mitigate their effects while taking advantage of emerging opportunities and maintaining adherence to basic cooperative values and principles. This paper hypothesises that the resilience of traditional cooperatives in most African communities, even after introduction of foreign pattern of cooperatives, is an indication that some members of the respective communities still value them and that if promoted according to universally acceptable cooperative values and principles, would develop into more sustainable cooperatives than foreign cooperatives. The colonial pattern of cooperatives enforced in Africa was introduced to aid European settlers or to drag local people into externally controlled monetised economy, where they could easily be taxed and produce for the export markets. The pattern discourages traditional cooperatives while emphasising on government-controlled cooperatives. Amidst hostile environment, African traditional cooperatives continue to attract more rural youths as they continue to withstand measures aiming at stifling their development. This study analyses values in the Sukuma youth traditional cooperatives of Tanzania in relation with the ICA cooperative values and finds out that they are generally matching.Lastly, it recommends that African governments should formalise and promote indigenous traditional cooperatives because they are youths inclusive, are based on universally acceptable cooperative values and may reflect the true African cooperative society. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Moshi cooperative University en_US
dc.subject Resilience en_US
dc.subject Traditional cooperatives en_US
dc.subject Foreign cooperatives en_US
dc.subject Cooperative values en_US
dc.subject Sukuma en_US
dc.title Resilience of traditional african co-operatives amidst foreign co-operatives: a reflection on traditional co-operative organisations in the sukuma communities of Tanzania en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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