Department of Business Administration, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Karnataka, India
Online published on 5 January, 2015.
After independence, the various transitions in the form of privatization, globalization, liberalization and the myriad economic reforms initiated in 1990s have posed serious challenges in India. Although the various developmental approaches initiated by the government did show significant results in the economic growth of the country, they were not that very effective in wiping away the evils of poverty like unemployment, illiteracy, income inequality, social exclusion, discrepancies between the rich and the poor, marginalization, and gender bias. Cooperatives in India have been addressing the needs of the disfavored segments of the society through the process of social mobilization and conscientization. The general purpose of this research paper is to make an evaluation as to how cooperatives as a social enterprise model can play a vital role in the socio economic development in India.
Cooperatives, development, inclusive growth, Social enterprise
