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Working Paper No. 18 - Cooperative policy and lawin east and southern Africa:A review
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Investigates to what extent the policy and legal framework in the countries of East and Southern Africa enables cooperatives to meet the challenges of globalization, and fulfill their potential. To do so it compares the policy and legislation of various countries within the region with the provisions of the ILO's Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (no.193)read more
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