Cooperation dates back as far as human beings have been organizing for mutual benefits. Tribes were organized as cooperative structures, allocating jobs and resources among each other, only trading with the external

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Identity
Co-op principles and values
Many cooperatives follow the seven Rochdale Principles:
1. Voluntary and open membership
2. Democratic member control, with each member having one vote.

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Capital and the Debt Trap reports that "cooperatives tend to have a longer life than other types of enterprise, and thus a higher level of entrepreneurial sustainability". This resiliencehas been attributed to how cooperatives share risks and rewards between

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Since cooperatives are based on values like self-help, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity, they can play a particularly strong role in empowering

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As of 2012 , the number of memberships in cooperatives reached one billion, and so the organizational structure and movement has seeped

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• Artist cooperative
• Co-determination
• Cooperative economics

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The top 300 largest cooperatives were listed in 2007 by the International Co-operative Alliance. 80% were involved in either agriculture, finance, or retailand more than half were in the

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