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Topic: Cooperative principle

	COOPERATIVE PEACE: Chapter I
		And primarily in the field of inorganic matter this same principle is in operation--among the planets, holding one another in their orderly orbits as they swirl in space; among the protons and electrons, as they move in harmonious relation, each contributing to the power of the other to preserve the atom in which they dwell.
		Cooperative housing is a form of domicile in which the tenants are the owners of the stock of the cooperative housing society whose property they occupy.
		Cooperative societies of producers in which workers, manufacturers, and agricultural producers unite cooperatively to sell their products to the general public, may be truly cooperative in organization, but the purpose and results of their activities are in many respects diametrically different from consumer organization.
	abob.libs.uga.edu /bobk/coopc1.html (3722 words)

	Cooperative Principles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		All cooperative societies should make provision for the education of their members, officers and employees and members of the general public in the principles and techniques of co-operation, both economic and democratic.
		The sixth co-op principle is a relative newcomer on the list, having been presented and approved for the first time at the 1966 Congress of the International Cooperative Alliance, whereas the ICA was formed in the late 1800's and drafted the first set of principles at the 1937 Congress.
		The commission that drew up this principle saw it as reflecting the need for cooperatives to coordinate their actions in order to be effective in an economy dominated by large-scale corporations.
	www.unh.edu /gbfc/history/principles.htm (1966 words)

	National Cooperative Business Association
		Toad Lane is considered the birthplace of modern cooperatives because the principles and practices of the Pioneers assured the success of the cooperative model.
		Cooperatives worldwide generally operate using the same principles as adopted in 1995 by the International Cooperative Alliance.
		A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
	www.ncba.org /abcoop_ab_values.cfm (470 words)

	Ammonia for Farmers
		This cooperative has become famous in economic history, not because it was the first, since there were several types of cooperatives formed prior to it, but because of the principles on which it was based.
		Cooperatives were forced to develop credit policies that were fair to all members and would keep the cooperative financially sound.
		Many of the strengths of a cooperative system, such as limited return on investment, member financing, and patronage refunds are often severely criticized by members who do not understand their significance in maintaining a successful cooperative.
	www.conservfs.com /understanding_coops.htm (2434 words)

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		The surplus notion understanding in the cooperative, is in the origin of erroneous understanding for the members as well as for the leaders of the cooperative.
		The success of a cooperative depends to a large extend to the degree of which members understand what a cooperative is. In order to achieve it we provide cooperative education to members and to leaders.
		They are characterized by the fact that their members are employed in the cooperative, the value of the share capital is relatively high, and the number of members is limited to the number of available employments existing in the cooperative.
	www.pdforum.org /webapps/archivus/showarticle.php?searchp=galor&ct=&ca=y&cd=&mode=2&id=90 (2310 words)

	Gov.ph - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Cooperatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In terms of territory, cooperatives are categorized according to areas of operation which may not be coincide with the political subdivisions of the country.
		Yes, Cooperatives are subject to an annual audit by an auditor who is independent of the cooperative being audited and of any subsidiary of the cooperative and is a member of any recognized professional accounting or cooperative auditor's association with similar qualifications.
		Cooperatives unions may assist the national and local government in the letters of development activities in their respective areas of operation.
	www.gov.ph /faqs/cooperatives.asp (4344 words)

	AND THEN THERE WERE SEVEN: Cooperative Principles Updated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Basic cooperative values are general norms that cooperators, cooperative leaders and cooperative staff should share, and which should determine their way of thinking and acting.
		The recent international outpouring of support from all types of cooperatives for the credit union that was demolished in the Oklahoma bombing, the consumer cooperatives devastated by earthquakes in Japan and the housing cooperatives destroyed by a hurricane in the Virgin Islands are excellent examples of the cooperative movement's commitment to social responsibility.
		In the past, the principle of capital as servant led to a belief that resources generated by profitable cooperative enterprises should be returned to labor, rather than concentrated in the hands of owners of capital, by strictly limiting returns to invested funds.
	www.wisc.edu /uwcc/staff/hoyt/princart.html (2886 words)

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		The practice of most cooperatives is to follow the third cooperative principle of the ICA which discusses two aspects of the existence of any cooperative: The capital structure of the cooperative, and to what degree the individual members owns his cooperative.
		The basic principle of a cooperative activity is that a member pays entirely the cost of his/her participation in the economic activities of the cooperative at the same year.
		A cooperative is created by its members after they have realized that individually they would not be able to obtain what they are looking for, either at all, or at a cost that they would not be able to face, or at a cost that is not appropriate with their means.
	www.coopgalor.com /doc/ReserveFundsandOwnerinth.doc (6376 words)

	Co-op Principles
		Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination.
		Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions.
		Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives.
	www.agecon.uga.edu /~gacoops/info24.htm (1094 words)

	University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives - Capturing the Spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It calls on cooperatives and their members to keep the needs of their communities in mind.
		Now, as cooperative members and leaders throughout the world stand up and pledge to provide service to their communities, it is appropriate to pause and ask ourselves how we are doing.
		The new cooperative principle is at work in northeast Minnesota, as it is in Runestone territory, and as it is in the Wright-Hennepin territories of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
	www.wisc.edu /uwcc/info/yic/22com.html (873 words)

	National Cooperative Business Association
		And it left me wondering how many directors and managers of cooperatives can actually tell their members, customers, and the public, what, specifically, their cooperative is doing to meet each of those principles.
		The scandals plaguing the corporate world provide cooperatives with an unfortunate opportunity to promote how our businesses are different than those companies that prop up their stock prices for the personal gain of management or to deceive stock holders.
		Principle 7: The 7th principle is perhaps the easiest to meet, and yet, is the most ambiguous.
	www.ncba.coop /about_view.cfm?colid=42 (817 words)

	COOPERATIVE CORPORATION LAW OF 1988 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A cooperative corporation may be incorporated under this chapter notwithstanding the fact that its corporate purposes consist of or include a purpose or purposes within the scope of Chapter 77.
		If any shareholder of a business corporation that adopts a plan of conversion into a cooperative corporation objects to the plan of conversion and complies with the provisions of Subchapter D of Chapter 15 (relating to dissenters rights), the shareholder shall be entitled to the rights and remedies of dissenting shareholders therein provided.
		There shall be included in or enclosed with the notice of the meeting of shareholders called to act upon the plan of conversion a copy or a summary of the plan and a copy of Subchapter D of Chapter 15 and of this subsection.
	members.aol.com /StatutesP9/15.Cp.71A.html (866 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Because cooperatives are formed to provide goods and services especially for their members, it’s only fair that those members “contribute equally to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative.” That’s the first part of Principle No. 3.
		This insures that all Cooperative mebers begin to realize the benefits of belonging to a cooperative without waiting 10 to 20 years for their first caital credit check.
		The amount would, as Principle No. 3 states, be based on your “proportion to your transactions with the Cooperative.” In other words, if you accounted for one-tenth of 1 percent of the Co-op’s business in 1979, you would own capital credits equal to one-tenth of 1 percent of the surpluses.
	www.lmre.org /princ3.htm (567 words)

	Grice's Cooperative Principle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The English language philosopher Paul Grice proposes that in ordinary conversation, speakers and hearers share a cooperative principle.
		Grice's cooperative principle: set of norms expected in conversation.
		Often the appropriate incongruity of humor in such tales depends on the violation or tampering with the four maxims of Grice's cooperative principle: quanity, quality, relation, and manner.
	www.acs.appstate.edu /~mcgowant/grice.htm (376 words)

	Beneficence and fair shares (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		While Murphy's discussion is limited to beneficence, it is worth adding that it seems to be applicable to a variety of moral principles: those that seem to require individuals to bear significant burdens just because others have not done their part.
		He accepts the objection that consequentialism (the Simple Principle) is unfair to some people and he seems very sympathetic to the claim that it is excessively demanding.
		One question about the Cooperative Principle is whether it picks out a defensible point at which obligations of beneficence should cease.
	humanities.uchicago.edu /faculty/mgreen/MoralRespSp00/Notes/cFairBeneficence.html (888 words)

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		The practice in various countries is that part of the annual surplus of a cooperative, generally 25% of, is transferred to a reserve fund in the cooperative.
		The cooperative is finance by its members' participation entirely (even when the cooperative is financed by a loan, these are the members who are responsible to reimburse the loan through their participation in the economic activities of their cooperative).
		The practice in most cooperatives in various part of the world, and probably in Canada as well, is that when a cooperative needs finance, and members are unable to raise the funds from their own, the cooperative is trying to obtain a credit, from various available sources.
	www.pdforum.org /webapps/archivus/showarticle.php?searchp=galor&ct=&ca=y&cd=&mode=2&id=120&sortby=d&sortdir=a (6904 words)

	Midwest Electric, Inc. :: Mission & Vision
		We believe in the 1st cooperative principle of voluntary and open membership.
		We believe in the 6th cooperative principle of cooperation among cooperatives.
		We believe in the 7th cooperative principle of concern for community.
	www.midwestrec.com /home/mission.asp (201 words)

	Are your By-Laws Current?
		Most cooperative incorporation laws empower the members to adopt rules in many areas-who can be a member, the number and method of electing directors, how the cooperative will acquire equity capital, etc.- without dictating how these rules will be written.
		Limiting the membership producers and producer cooperatives is essential if the association wants to qualify for the limited antitrust protection of the Capper-Volstead Act, tax treatment under Internal Revenue Code section 521, or if the cooperative is incorporated under a state law that requires that members be agricultural producers.
		The cooperative should also take positive steps to implement this provision, including a regular comparison of patronage and membership records and establishing a procedure for notifying members of their pending termination and giving them an opportunity to show that conditions for termination have not been met.
	www.agecon.uga.edu /~gacoops/info3.htm (980 words)

	Welcome to United Cooperative Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		cooperative, United plays a key role in the economic development of its communities and offers residential and commercial members the most reliable, safe and economical electric service at the lowest possible price.
		As part of a third wave of volunteers, five more employees from United Cooperative Services have headed down to Louisiana to help rebuild power lines downed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a category four hurricane that struck the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi early on August 29, 2005.
		During October 2005, cooperatives celebrate their commitment to community — a core cooperative principle — as part of the observance of National Co-op Month.
	www.united-cs.com (417 words)

	Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		I believe the new principle is meant to remind all of us that cooperatives are not supposed to surrender their fundamental identity in order to get money or business partners.
		If there is any such thing as one overarching goal of cooperatives in general, it is to provide goods and/or services to the member-owners who participate in it, and to do it in a manner consistent with the cooperative principles.
		The fourth principle makes it clear that democratic governance by the members is such a fundamental part of cooperatives that it is not to be surrendered for any reason, even for business partnerships or capital.
	www.tidalcreek.coop /community/co-ops/principle4.html (464 words)

	Teams of Four Are Magic!
		If the teacher in the same moment asks the same question of the class, but rejects the whole-class structure, instead having his/her students discuss the question in teams of four, in the same time-frame at least one of every four students is actively engaged, articulating their thoughts.
		It is this increased active participation in cooperative learning that is partially responsible for the greater gains shown among students in cooperative learning.
		In the traditional classroom the equality principle is violated because the same subgroup of highly motivated students always has their hands up, while another subgroup of less motivated students almost never does.
	www.kaganonline.com /KaganClub/FreeArticles/ASK03.html (886 words)

	What is the informativeness principle? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The informativeness principle is an implicature in which the addressee is licensed to apply his or her knowledge of the world to infer an implicature that is informationally stronger than the actual utterance.
		This principle, in addition to the cooperative principle and conversational maxims, enables the addressee to resolve apparent conflicts with the quantity maxim.
		The quantity maxim would ordinarily disallow such a strong implicature on the assumption that the cooperative speaker is making his contribution adequately informative.
	www.sil.org /linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsTheInformativenessPrinci.htm (163 words)

	Zen Articles: The Cooperative Principle
		The degree to which these principles are obeyed and applied is a criterion (not the only one) for the evaluation of the quality of a text.
		Relevance is an extremely important principle in linguistics, and entire books have been written just on the role of relevance in language.
		In the context of H.P.Grice's Co-operative principle, the demand for relevance simply means that the speaker/writer should only include information in his communication that is relevant to the discourse topic.
	www.classicaldressage.com /zen/articles/a_2.html (2431 words)

	Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Sixth Principle is known as Cooperation Among Cooperatives.
		The goal of cooperative business is the satisfaction of the needs and desires of the member-owners, who are also the main customers of the co-op.
		To some in the natural food co-ops, this principle appears slightly in opposition to assumptions often made in the formative years of our movement (early 1970's).
	www.tidalcreek.coop /community/co-ops/principle6.html (404 words)

	What is the cooperative principle? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The cooperative principle is a principle of conversation that was proposed by Grice 1975, stating that participants expect that each will make a “conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange.”
		The cooperative principle, along with the conversational maxims, partly accounts for conversational implicatures.
		Participants assume that a speaker is being cooperative, and thus they make conversational implicatures about what is said.
	www.sil.org /linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsTheCooperativePrinciple.htm (146 words)

	TPSS Co-op, Cooperative Principle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Continuous Education: Members learn the techniques and principles of cooperation and pass the word along.
		Cooperation Among Co-ops: Co-ops actively support other cooperatives at the local, regional, state, national, and international levels.
		Concern for the Community: Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.
	tpss.org /Principles.html (128 words)

	What is MAC? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Minnesota Association of Cooperatives (MAC) is the one organization that represents ALL of Minnesota’s cooperatives.
		Whether your cooperative is small or large, rural or urban, agricultural or consumer, MAC works to bring power to your cooperative.
		Your membership in MAC means that you have the support of all types of cooperatives when an issue may be specific to your type of cooperative.
	www.wfcmac.coop /coops/mac/whatismac/whatismac-2.html (307 words)

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