African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Co-operative and saving societies (SACCOS) and poverty reduction in Lango and Kigezi sub-regions of Uganda: A comparative empirical study

Marus Eton
  • Marus Eton
  • Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, Kabale University, Kabale, Uganda.
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Benon C. Basheka
  • Benon C. Basheka
  • Department of Governance, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Kabale University, Kabale Uganda.
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Fabian Mwosi
  • Fabian Mwosi
  • Department of Postgraduate Studies, Bishop Burham University College, Kabale Uganda.
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  •  Received: 01 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 14 August 2020
  •  Published: 30 September 2020

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