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    This document has been made available in electronic format
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                         September, 1991

          (Report of a Study by the ICA Exploratory Mission)


          The Current Status and Development Potential
             of the Co-operative Sector in Namibia
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                         Table of Contents
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Country Profile
Map of Namibia  (not included in the text)
Acronyms

I.   Introduction
     Background
     Exploratory Mission: Composition
     Objectives
     Methodology
     Limitations
     Acknowledgements

II.  Namibia: An Introduction
     General Information
     Constitution and Political System
     Economy
     Agriculture
     Development Perspectives

III. Current Status of Co-operatives
     Registered Co-ops
     Un-registered Co-ops
     Non-governmental Organizations
     Parastatals
     Role of Government

IV.  Recommendations
     Co-operative Development Policy
     Co-operative Law
     Role of Government
     Role of Non-governmental Organizations
     Co-operative Development Potential
     Types of Co-operatives
     Organization and Structure of the Co-operative Sector
     Human Resource Development
     Women in Co-operative Development
     Capital, Marketing and Technology
     Some Pre-requisites
     Role of External Development Organizations

Annexes

1.   Terms of Reference 
2.   Mission Programme
3.   Profiles of Organisations visited by the Mission
4.   Maps of Namibia showing Roads; Railways and Harbours;
     Rainfall; Land Tenure; and Total Population Distribution
     (not included)
5.   List of Reference Material

( Item 1, 2, and 5 of the Annexes Appear together as `Terms of
Reference' in Gopher)