ROCHDALE PRINCIPLES - THE CATALYST FOR THE FUNCTIONING AND INDIVIDUALIZATION OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Since their first appearance, cooperatives have proved to be a viable alternative promoting the legitimate interests of disadvantaged groups population, such as rural ones, refugees, immigrants, unemployed, elderly or disabled, who discovered in means needed improve own material situation. The founders cooperative society formulated some principles activity for administration cooperative. Today these are known famous Rochdale Principles, which so far been basis development and expansion global movement, becoming, fact, prototype societies.