Historical Background of the Overview in the Co-operatives

Abstract

This contributed to their success and spread to other co-operatives around the world. But profoundly transformed the traditional producer/ consumer relationship and created a pathway for small and large-scale communities based economic and social development. Originally founded by co-operative organizations from 12 countries, today over 200 national co-operative organizations representing 92 nations belong to the ICA: the apex organization of all national co-operative movements. Henry David Thoreau the pioneering Boston reformer was preparing to build a cabin on Walden Pond, Robert Owen (1771–1858) was a social reformer and a pioneer of the cooperative movement. Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, (RCEP) founded in 1844, is usually considered the first successful cooperative enterprise, Another milestone in the continued expansion of the co-operative movement came only 51 years later with the establishment of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in 1895. Co-operative Movement acquired structure and shape with the British enactment of the Cooperative Credit Societies Act, 1904. The research study revealed that the fishery co-operative societies.