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Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers

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The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, founded in 1844, was an early consumer co-operative, and one of the first to pay a patronage dividend, forming the basis for the modern co-operative movement. [1]

21 relations: British co-operative movement, Co-operative economics, Co-operatives UK, Consumers' co-operative, Dividend, England, Financial Services Authority, History of the cooperative movement, Industrial Revolution, Lancashire, Manchester, National Co+op Grocers, Oxford University Press, Pound sterling, Rochdale, Rochdale Principles, The Co-operative Group, The National Archives (United Kingdom), The Rochdale Pioneers, United Co-operatives, Wythenshawe.

British co-operative movement

The United Kingdom is home to a widespread and diverse co-operative movement, with over 7,000 registered co-operatives which are owned by 17 million individual members and which contribute £34bn a year to the British economy.

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Co-operative economics

Co-operative economics is a field of economics that incorporates co-operative studies and political economy toward the study and management of co-operatives.

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Co-operatives UK

Co-operatives UK is "the central membership organisation for co-operative enterprise throughout the UK".

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Consumers' co-operative

Consumers' co-operatives are enterprises owned by consumers and managed democratically which aim at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of their members.

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Dividend

A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Financial Services Authority

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013.

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History of the cooperative movement

The history of the cooperative movement concerns the origins and history of cooperatives.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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National Co+op Grocers

National Co+op Grocers (NCG) is a business services cooperative for retail cooperative grocery stores located throughout the United States.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Pound sterling

The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known as the pound and less commonly referred to as Sterling, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha.

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Rochdale

Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester.

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Rochdale Principles

The Rochdale Principles are a set of ideals for the operation of cooperatives.

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The Co-operative Group

The Co-operative Group, trading as the Co-op, is a British consumer co-operative with a diverse family of retail businesses including food retail and wholesale; electrical retail; financial services; insurance services; legal services and funeralcare, with in excess of 4,200 locations.

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The National Archives (United Kingdom)

The National Archives (TNA) is a non-ministerial government department.

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The Rochdale Pioneers

The Rochdale Pioneers is a British biographical feature film, released in 2012, that tells the story of the foundation of the first successful cooperative retail store by working class members of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, in 1844.

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United Co-operatives

United Co–operatives Limited, or simply United Co–Op, is a now defunct regional consumer co–operative in the United Kingdom, until its merger with the Co-operative Group in 2007.

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Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe is an area of south Manchester, England.

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Equitable Pioneers Society, Norwest Co-operative Society, Norwest Pioneers, Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society, Rochdale Pioneers.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale_Society_of_Equitable_Pioneers

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