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cooperativeOrganization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Cooperatives have been successful in such fields as the processing and marketing of farm products and the purchasing of other kinds of equipment and raw materials, and in the wholesaling, retailing, electric power, credit and banking, and housing industries. The modern consumer cooperative traces its roots to Britain's Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers (1844); the movement spread quickly in northern Europe. In the U.S., agricultural marketing cooperatives developed in rural areas in the 19th century; other contemporary examples include consumer and housing cooperatives. See also credit union. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And as fast as capitalistic governments crashed, cooperative commonwealths arose in their place. Fyodor came from a village at some distance from the one in which Levin had once allotted land to his cooperative association. The ordinary newspaper in a small town cannot afford such a service, but recently the United Press has originated a cooperative method. |
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