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Cooperative banking — A statue of cooperative pioneer Robert Owen stands in front of the Manchester head office of the UK s Co operative Bank Cooperative banking is retail and commercial banking organized on a cooperative basis. Cooperative banking institutions take… … Wikipedia
Cooperative federation — A co operative federation or secondary co operative is a co operative in which all members are, in turn, co operatives.[1] Historically, co operative federations have predominantly come in the form of co operative wholesale societies and co… … Wikipedia
cooperative — cooperatively, co operatively /koh op euhr euh tiv lee, op reuh tiv , op euh ray tiv /, adv. cooperativeness, co operativeness, n. /koh op euhr euh tiv, op reuh tiv, op euh ray tiv/, adj. 1. working or acting together willingly for a common… … Universalium
Cooperative — This article is about the business organization. For other uses, see Coop (disambiguation). A cooperative (also co operative or co op) is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1] A… … Wikipedia
cooperative — /kowop(a)rat3v/ A corporation or association organized for purpose of rendering economic services, without gain to itself, to shareholders or members who own and control it. United Grocers, Limited v. U. S., D.C.Cal., 186 F.Supp. 724, 733. Type… … Black's law dictionary
cooperative — /kowop(a)rat3v/ A corporation or association organized for purpose of rendering economic services, without gain to itself, to shareholders or members who own and control it. United Grocers, Limited v. U. S., D.C.Cal., 186 F.Supp. 724, 733. Type… … Black's law dictionary
History of the cooperative movement — The history of the cooperative movement concerns the origins and history of cooperatives. Although cooperative arrangements, such as mutual insurance, and principles of cooperation existed long before, the cooperative movement began with the… … Wikipedia
Retailers' cooperative — Marketing cooperative links here; see also Agricultural marketing cooperative A retailers cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers cooperatives use their purchasing power… … Wikipedia
Housing cooperative — Not to be confused with building cooperative. 999 N. Lake Shore Drive, a coop owned residential building in Chicago, Illinois, United States … Wikipedia
Utility cooperative — A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the … Wikipedia
