Report of the ICA/NCCT/NCCF/Raigad Bazar Regional Workshop on Modern Management of Consumers Cooperatives for South and South East Asia- Alibag, India 1995

Abstract

Recent trends towards liberalisation of economies in South Asia and Indo-China have affected the consumer behaviour and consumption pattern in an unprecedented manner. Many domestic consumer services companies have gone into collaboration with transnational companies resulting a decline of consumer cooperative market. As an example, the m arket for cooperatives in Vietnam has shrunk to 2% now. In the circumstances, the consumer cooperative movements in Asia need to find new strategies and direction for their organizations. It is also vital to discuss the possibilities of creating m arkets, if not increasing the market share. The Regional Workshop on Modern Management techniques for consumer cooperatives held in Alibag, India has tried to learn from the success stories as well as failures of consumer cooperatives in order to find new strategies.