http://beavercreek.coop/topic/cooperative-movement/cooperative-principles The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-CA http://beavercreek.coop/toad-lane-start-co-operative-movement <p>A fellow member has just passed on to me a link to a very important story: <a href="http://bcics.uvic.ca/youthzone/toadlane/">The Story of Toad Lane</a>.</p> <p>It quickly outlines the horrible conditions that lead to the creation of the world's first cooperative. </p> <blockquote cite="http://bcics.uvic.ca/youthzone/toadlane"><p>Many factory owners organized general stores, where they sold goods at high prices. They forced the workers to shop there- and fired them if they did not.</p> <p><a href="http://beavercreek.coop/toad-lane-start-co-operative-movement">read more</a></p> http://beavercreek.coop/toad-lane-start-co-operative-movement#comments Principles World Wide Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:09:46 -0700 admin 60 at http://beavercreek.coop http://beavercreek.coop/reference-library/co-operative-principles <p>The co-operative principles are guidelines by which co-operatives put their values into practice.</p> <p><a href="http://beavercreek.coop/reference-library/co-operative-principles">read more</a></p> Principles Voluntary and open membership Democratic member control Member economic participation Autonomy and independence Education, training, and information Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:12:56 -0700 admin 17 at http://beavercreek.coop