176. Activities have been carried out designed to train people responsible for managing workers' enterprises in such subjects as financing such enterprises, the law as it affects the social sector, and decision-making. It is worth singling out the activities, implemented through the Workshop Seminar, for training consultant technicians for enterprises in the social sector in selecting, evaluating and formulating projects for investment in medium and small undertakings. A start has also been made on preparing teaching materials on technical and economic subjects for use in the training programme for the workers' social sector. 177. In the period 1983-1986 progress was made in the integrated development of cooperative societies. The total number of cooperatives registered in that period was 2,198, with 98,000 members. Among them 1,296 were production cooperatives, providing 48,000 jobs, and 902 were consumer cooperatives with 50,000 beneficiary members. 178. Among the activities in support of the development of the cooperative sector the following stand out: 179. In the period 1983-1986 supporting loans to a value of 76,200 million pesos were granted. 180. To strengthen self-management in the production and distribution units of the cooperative sector, about 1,100 consultations were given, some technical, some on matters or organization and administration. 181. Campaigns were conducted to encourage do-it-yourself building and to support food cooperatives. In this connection, the establishment of centres with stocks of materials gave various organizations carrying out their own building access to regional resources and materials and contributed to bringing down the price and raising the quality of the materials concerned. These organizations were given training and technical advice to encourage the use of safety measures and appropriate technology in their building operations. Thus, in 1983-1986 over a thousand housing cooperatives, some of consumers, some of producers, were established.E/1986/3/Add.l3 page 36
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of the cooperative sector, providing training and support for workers' enterprises, and promoting self-management and do-it-yourself building. The activities mentioned are related to financing, law, decision-making, and project selection, which suggests an economic development context. Additionally, the text mentions the establishment of cooperatives, providing jobs and supporting food cooperatives, which further supports the economic development category.

**Category**
Economic development, Employment