Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society
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The Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society was a 19th-century English workers’ cooperative whose practices and principles are widely regarded as the foundation of the modern cooperative movement.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Rochdale Pioneers | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
consumer cooperative
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historical organization ⓘ workers’ cooperative ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Rochdale Pioneers Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed | Rochdale Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Rochdale artisans
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Rochdale weavers ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | democratic control by members ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Each for all and all for each NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSite | Toad Lane Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered the prototype of modern cooperatives
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its rules became a model for later cooperatives ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| inceptionDay | 1844-12-21 ⓘ |
| industry |
cooperative trade
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retail ⓘ |
| influenced |
consumer cooperatives worldwide
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modern cooperative movement ⓘ |
| introducedPractice |
cash trading only
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distribution of surplus in proportion to purchases ⓘ education of members ⓘ limited interest on capital ⓘ one member, one vote ⓘ open membership ⓘ political and religious neutrality ⓘ sale of pure, unadulterated goods ⓘ |
| knownFor | Rochdale Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | registered society ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Lancashire ⓘ Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| membershipType | working-class consumers ⓘ |
| movement | cooperative movement ⓘ |
| numberOfFounders | 28 ⓘ |
| openedFirstStoreAt | 31 Toad Lane, Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedFirstStoreIn | 1844 ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | member-owned business ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve the economic and social conditions of workers
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to provide affordable, unadulterated food to members ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cooperative economics
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social economy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEnterprise | mutual organization ⓘ |
| usedAccountingPractice | patronage dividend ⓘ |
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Rochdale Pioneers