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Title: | The plight of consumer cooperative ventures in Tanzania: legal and practical problems involved |
Author: | Nditi, N.N.N. |
Year: | 1990 |
Periodical: | Eastern Africa Law Review |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | June |
Pages: | 1-17 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Tanzania East Africa |
Subjects: | cooperatives consumer protection law Consumer cooperatives |
Abstract: | The problems faced by consumers in Tanzania - overpricing, hoarding, the sale of short weights or measures, the sale of poor quality products, the imposition of conditions contrary to law, and the sale of food items which are unfit for human consumption - do not seem to raise much concern with the government. There appears to be a lack of active efforts backed by legislation or other measures to encourage the cooperative distribution of commodities at the grassroots level. The government's nonappreciation of consumer cooperation as an important means of consumer protection is reflected in the Cooperative Societies Act 1982. As a general rule, no cooperative society other than a rural multipurpose cooperative may operate within a village. However, among the many purposes of a rural cooperative, the running of shops is not given prominence. The Act allows the establishment of consumer cooperative societies in urban areas. However, most cooperative shops established in residential areas are not doing well because of ignorance of the principles of cooperation on the part of the members, and poor management. Consumer cooperative ventures are wrongly regarded as transitory institutions, whereas they should be a reflection of the success of Tanzania's policy of socialism and self-reliance. Notes, ref. |