Co-ops: The Post-Corporate Activism.

Synthesis/Regeneration | September 22, 2000| | Copyright

A cooperative is a business controlled by the people who use it. They come in a variety of forms. Seven hundred million people around the globe participate in cooperative enterprises, ranging from credit unions to taxicabs. While the benefits of cooperative businesses vary according to the type of cooperative, all are a potential force for serving community needs. The extent to which they do depends on how closely they adhere to the Rochdale Principles, a set of principles governed by the International Cooperative Alliance since 1895.

The principles include ...

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