REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH L.G.A) 2000 – 2004

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine how unemployment has been reduced through cooperative movement in Enugu North Local Government  Area, from the year 2000 – 2004. In the course of this investigation, research objective and hypothesis were formulated.  Both primary and secondary data were collected, and data were then presented in a tabular form. Based on the above,   the findings on the topic are as follows: Staff/employee of the sampled cooperative are averagely qualified for their various jobs and they are given opportunities for further training by the cooperative societies. Employee of the sampled cooperative are averagely paid with some necessary allowances.  Co-operative societies absorbs about 35% of school leavers yearly. There is a continuous education both to the members and the whole public. The researcher’s recommendations includes these: Government should make it compulsory for every establishment to have its own cooperative. Government should set up more cooperative banks to give loans to individuals and groups that are prospecting to establish cooperative.
In conclusion the researcher deemed it necessary that every hand must be on desk to encourage the establishment of cooperative enterprises, since it is now obvious  that the only option left for us is to adopt the socio- economic model of mutual self help.

TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE                                                                             APPROVAL PAGE                                                                   DEDICATION                                                                          ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                        ABSTRACT                                                                              
CHAPTER ONE 1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM   1.3OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 1.4SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.5RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.6SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
CHAPTER TWO 2.0  LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1DEFINITION OF  UNEMPLOYMENT 2.2TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT 2.3CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT 2.4PROJECTS CO-OPERATIVE CAN INVOLVE IN 2.5BENEFITS OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
CHAPTER THREE 3.0   RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY 3.1   SOURCES OF DATA 3.2   PRIMARY SOURCES 3.3  SECONDARY SOURCES 3.4   POPULATION OF STUDY 3.5   DETERMINATION OF SAMPLE SIZE 3.6   METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
CHAPTER FIVE  5.0SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 5.1SUMMARY  OF FINDINGS 5.2RECOMMENDATON 5.3CONCLUSION