CONTENTS

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Declaration

Certificate

Acknowledgement

List of Tables

List of Figures

CHAPTER

I DESIGN AND EECUTION OF THE STUDY 1

II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 20

III PROFILE AND OPERATIVE PRODUCTION

PROCESS OF CO-OPERATIVE SILK SOCIETIES

IN KUMBAKONAM TALUK 75

IV PERFORMANCE OF CO-OPERATIVE SILK

SOCIETIES IN KUMBAKONAM TALUK 106

V SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND

PERCEPTIONS OF WEAVERS ON SILK

CO-OPERATIVES 194

VI MAJOR FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND 231

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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