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Encyclopedia > Rochdale Principles

The Rochdale Principles are a set of ideals for the operation of cooperatives. It was first set out by the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society in 1844. A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholders. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Contents
1 Original Version, 1844
2 ICA Version, 1966
3 ICA Version, 1996
4 Also see
5 External Links

Original Version, 1844

  1. Open membership.
  2. Democratic control (one man, one vote).
  3. Distribution of surplus in proportion to trade.
  4. Payment of limited interest on capital.
  5. Political and religious neutrality.
  6. Cash trading (no credit extended).
  7. Promotion of education.

1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

ICA Version, 1966

  1. Open, voluntary membership.
  2. Democratic governance.
  3. Limited return on equity.
  4. Surplus belongs to members.
  5. Education of members and public in cooperative principles.
  6. Cooperation between cooperatives.

1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

ICA Version, 1996

  1. Voluntary and open membership.
  2. Democratic member control.
  3. Member economic participation.
  4. Autonomy and independence.
  5. Education, training, and information.
  6. Cooperation among cooperatives.
  7. Concern for community.

1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Also see

Rochdale College (a Canadian experiment in Rochdale principles) Opened in 1968, Rochdale College was an experiment in alternative student-run education and co-operative living in Toronto, Canada. ...


External Links

  • The International Co-operative Alliance (http://www.ica.coop)
  • Cooperative Principles Then and Now (http://cooperativegrocer.coop/articles/index.php?id=158)
  • Principles of the International Cooperative Alliance (http://www.wisc.edu/uwcc/icic/def-hist/gen-info/index.html)

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coop theory (1937 words)
Co-ops are expected to educate their members, officers, and employees and of the general public in the principles and techniques of cooperation, both economic and democratic.
The Rochdale Pioneers weren't the first group to try forming a co-op but they were the first to make their co-op succeed and endure.
Rochdale is still considered the birthplace of the modern cooperative movement.
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