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10 Cards in this Set
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Democracy
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One member one vote
democracy |
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Open Membership
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Open to anyone
open membership guaranteed an influx of new member to ensure democracy |
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Fixed and limited interest on capital
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interest doesnt rise or fall with profits
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Cash trading only
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paying for products then and there
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Pure unadulterated goods
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commercial honesty
Buyer and seller as friends with suspicion |
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Education of members
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1848 newsroom and book department
by 1850 running own school |
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Political and religious neutrality
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political and religious neutrality
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Conc
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Because they gained an economic reward they continued to trade together.
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Robert Owen influence
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influenced rochdale pioneers
believed in putting his workers in a good environment access to education for workers and their children |
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Dr william king
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King believed in starting small, and realized that the working classes would need to set up co-operatives for themselves, so he saw his role as one of instruction. He founded a monthly periodical called The Co-operator,[9] the first edition of which appeared on 1 May 1828. This gave a mixture of co-operative philosophy and practical advice about running a shop using cooperative principles. King advised people not to cut themselves off from society, but rather to form a society within a society
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