| Author | Abeyrama, Tilakasena |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-79-04 |
| Subject(s) | Cooperation--Sri Lanka
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study looked into the modern co-operatives· and traditional cooperation among the rural population groups in Sri Lanka and explored the
potentiality of amalgamation of these two types of co-operatives·, The survey was conducted in two paddy cultivating areas selected from
the dry and wet zones of the country. Data on the socio-economic patterns of paddy cultivators·, and on the occurrence and nature of the traditional co-operation among the paddy farmers was collected and analyzed. While investigating on modern co-operatives, special emphasis was given to the farmer' s awareness, his attitude , his· level of participation in the activities of modern co-operatives and his willingness to amalgamate the two systems .
Views of concerned government and private personnel on the nature of the present co-operative movement and possible improvement which could be introduced through the integration of the two systems were also considered. It was found that despite certain weaknesses the present co-operative movement in Sri Lanka is makin valuable contributions t o the rural economy. While the farmers awareness of and the attitudes· towards the modern co-operatives were found to be favorable, the level of participation in the activities of modern co-operatives was very poor. Most of the farmer s were in favour of the idea of integration of the traditional patterns with the modern
co-operatives. The study concluded that since most of the farmers are willing t o accept the introduction of traditional patterns to the modern co-
operatives, there exist a strong potential of amalgamating the two systems .
Therefore, it is recommended that amalgamation of the traditional patterns
of co-operation into modern co-operatives may taken as a measure to improve the peasant co-operative movement. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Weber, Karl E.
; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Goede, J.H. de ;Angel, Shlomo
; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1979 |