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Encyclopedia > Cooperative wholesale society

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*Cooperatives*

Types of Co-operatives
Housing cooperative Building cooperative Retailers' cooperative Utility cooperative Worker cooperative Social cooperative Consumers' cooperative Agricultural cooperative Credit union Cooperative banking Carsharing Cooperative federation Cooperative union Cooperative wholesale society Mutual insurance Co-op redirects here. ... Image File history File links ICA_flag. ... A housing co-operative is a legal entity that owns real estate, one or more residential buildings. ... Building co-operatives are co-operative housing corporations where individuals or families work together to directly construct their own homes on a co-op basis. ... A retailers cooperative or consumer cooperative is a business entity which employs economies of scale on behalf of its members to get discounts from manufacturers and to pool marketing. ... A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity or telecommunications to its members. ... A worker cooperative is a cooperative owned and operated by its worker-owners. There are no outside, or consumer owners, in a workers cooperative - only the workers own shares of the business. ... Consumers Co-operation is a form of business that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. ... A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ... A credit union is a not-for-profit co-operative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members, through the election of a volunteer Board of Directors elected from the membership itself. ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Carsharing is a system where a fleet of cars (or other vehicles) is owned and operated/overseen by a company, public agency, cooperative, ad hoc grouping, or even a single individual, and made available for use by members of the carshare group in a wide variety of ways. ... A Co-operative Federation is a Co-operative society in which all members are, in turn, Co-operatives. ... A Co-operative Union is Co-operative Federation (that is, a Co-operative in which all the members are Co-operatives). ... Mutual insurance is a type of insurance where those protected by the insurance (policyholders) also own the organization. ...
Key Concepts
Rochdale Principles Cooperative Commonwealth Cooperative sector Fair price Social capital Cooperative Identity The Rochdale Principles are a set of ideals for the operation of cooperatives. ... A Co-operative Commonwealth is a society - real or hypothetical - based on cooperative and socialist principles. ... Definition Fair value, also called fair price, is a concept used in finance and economics. ... Social capital is defined as the value that is created through the application of social networks during non-organizational time. ... The Statement on the Co-operative Identity [1] defines and guides co-operatives worldwide. ...
Rochdale Principles
Voluntary and open membership Democratic member control Member economic participation Autonomy and independence Education, training, and information Cooperation among cooperatives Concern for community The first of the Rochdale Principles states that Co-operative societies must have an open and voluntary membership. ... Member economic participation is one of the defining features of [[Cooperatives\|Co-operative Soceities], and constitutes the third Rochdale Principle in the ICAs Statement on the Co-operative Identity. ... The purpose of Co-operative education and Co-operative studies, according to the ICAs Statement on the Co-operative Identity, is that Co-operative societies provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their co-operatives. ... A Co-operative Federation is a Co-operative society in which all members are, in turn, Co-operatives. ...
Political and Economic Theories
Cooperative federalism Cooperative individualism Owenism Third way Socialism Socially responsible investing Social enterprise Co-operative Federalism is a school of thought in the field of Co-operative economics. ... Owenism is a term used to represent the Utopian socialist philosophy of Robert Owen, and deriviations thereof. ... Third way can refer to: The Third Way, an economic and political idea that positions itself between democratic socialism and laissez-faire capitalism, combining the ordoliberal social market with neo-liberalism. ... Socialism is a class of ideologies favouring a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Social enterprises are organizations which trade in goods or services and link that trade to a social mission. ...
Study
Co-operative College Cooperative studies Cooperative economics History of cooperatives Criticisms of cooperatives The Cooperative College is a University in the United Kingdom which focuses on Co-operative studies and Co-operative economics. ... Co-operative economics is a field of economics, socialist economics, Co-operative studies, and political economy, which is concerned with co-operatives. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Key Theorists
Robert Owen William King The Rochdale Pioneers G.D.H. Cole Charles Gide Beatrice Webb Friedrich Raiffeisen Race Mathews David Griffiths Toyohiko Kagawa Robert Owen (May 14, 1771 â€“ November 17, 1858) was a Welsh socialist and social reformer. ... Dr. William King (1786-1865) was a British physician and philantropist from Brighton. ... The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, founded in 1844, is usually considered the first successful co-operative enterprise, forming the basis for the modern co-operative movement. ... George Douglas Howard Cole (September 25, 1889 - January 14, 1959) was an English journalist and economist, closely associated with the development of Fabianism. ... Charles Gide (1847â€“1932) was a French economist and notable ideologue of the cooperative movement in the first third of the 20th century. ... Beatrice Webb Martha Beatrice Potter Webb (January 2, 1858 - April 30, 1943) (also called Beatrice Webb) was a British socialist, economist and reformer, usually referred to in the same breath as her husband, Sidney Webb. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (May 3, 1818, Hamm - May 11, 1888, Heddesdorf, currently known as Neuwied, Germany) was a German cooperative leader. ... Race Mathews (27 March, 1935 - )[1] is a Co-operative economist, and former member of Victorias State Parliament and Australias Federal Parliament for the Australian Labor Party. ... David Griffiths is a Co-operative economist, who has contributed a number of books and articles on the subject of unemployment,[1] the history of Victorias Co-operative movement,[2] and social care co-operatives[3] amongst other subjects. ... Toyohiko Kagawa (è³€å·è±Šå½¦ Kagawa Toyohiko, 10 July 1888â€“23 April 1960) was a Japanese pacifist, Christian reformer, and labour activist. ...
Organizations
List of cooperatives List of cooperative federations International Co-operative Alliance Co-operative Party List of co-operative enterprises: // Canada Accessible Technologies (Westmount, NS) [1] Baseline Type and Graphics (Vancouver, BC) [2] BeaDazzled Bead Shop (Guelph, ON) [3] The Big Carrot (Toronto, ON) [4] Calgary Alternative Transportation Co-operative [5] Canadian Travel Co-op (Burlington, ON. Regina, SK) CFRO-FM (Vancouver, BC) [6] Circle... The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) is a non-governmental association representing co-operatives and the co-operative movement worldwide. ... This article is about the British political party. ...
· v • d • e

A Co-operative Wholesale Society, or CWS, is a form of Co-operative Federation (that is, a Co-operative in which all the members are Co-operatives), in this case, the members are usually Consumers' Co-operatives. According to Co-operative economist Charles Gide, the aim of a Co-operative Wholesale Society is to arrange “bulk purchases, and, if possible, organise production.”^[1] In other words, a Co-operative Wholesale Society is a form of Federal Co-operative through which Consumers' Co-operatives can collectively purchase goods at wholesale prices, and in some cases collectively own factories or farms. A Co-operative Federation is a Co-operative society in which all members are, in turn, Co-operatives. ... A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ... Consumers Co-operation is a form of capitalism that is oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit. ... Charles Gide (1847â€“1932) was a French economist and notable ideologue of the cooperative movement in the first third of the 20th century. ...

The best historical example of this were the English CWS and the Scottish CWS, which were the forerunners to the modern Co-operative Group. Indeed, in Britain the term Co-operative Wholesale Society or CWS are used to refer to this specific organisation rather than the organisational form. However, it is worth noting that the English CWS has inspired many imitations around the world (including, for example, the New South Wales Co-operative Wholesale Society who have also described themselves as a Co-operative Wholesale Societies or a 'CWS'. It has been suggested that Co-op (supermarket) be merged into this article or section. ... CWS can stand for: Co-operative Wholesale Society Chicago White Sox College World Series CoolWebSearch Compressed Work Schedule. ...

Co-operative Federalism

Co-operative Wholesale Societies have been advocated by Co-operative Federalism, which is the school of thought in Co-operative economics favouring Consumer Co-operative societies. The Co-operative Federalists have argued that Consumers' Co-operatives should form Co-operative Wholesale Societies and that, through such arrangements, they should undertake purchasing farms or factories. They argued that profits (or surpluses) from these CWSes should be paid as dividends to the member Co-operatives, rather than to their workers.^[2] Co-operative Federalism is a school of thought in the field of Co-operative economics. ... Co-operative economics is a field of economics, socialist economics, Co-operative studies, and political economy, which is concerned with co-operatives. ... A dividend is the distribution of profits to a companys shareholders. ...

References

^ Gide, Charles; as translated from French by the Co-operative Reference Library, Dublin, "Consumers' Co-Operative Societies", Manchester: The Co-Operative Union Limited, 1921, p. 122
^ This analysis is based on a discussion by Gide, Charles, pp. 192-203.

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See also

Co-operative Federalism