TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Certification ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Table of content v

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 statement of the proble 3

1.2 objective of the study 3

1.3 Research work is normomed to the course study in references to ejigbo osun state 4

1.4 Limitation of study 5

1.5 Significance of the study 6

1.6 Research question 7

1.7 Defination of terms 8

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 literature review 10

2.1 Meaning of cooperative 10

2.2 Principle of cooperative 15

2.3 Types of cooperative societies 18

2.4 Aims and function of cooperative society 20

2.5 The importance of cooperative societies in a community 21

2.6 Problems encountered by cooperative societies 22

2.7 Anvantages and disvantage of cooperative societies 24

2.8 Comarision of cooperative societies with other business Formation 25

2.9 profit and surplus 26

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 introduction 28

3.1 research design 28

3.2 source of data collection 29

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 introduction 33

4.1 data presentation 33

4.2 data analysis 33

4.3 table presentation 35

4.4 testing of hypothesis 38

CHAPTER FIVE

4.0 summary of findings 46

5.1 summary of finding 46

5.2 conclution 47

5.3 recommendation 48

5.4 suggestions for furthers studies 49