Editing Rochdale Principles (section)

{{short description|Organizing guidelines for a co-op}}
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[[File:ToadLane2009.jpg|thumb|The original Toad Lane Store in [[Rochdale]], United Kingdom.]]
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The '''Rochdale Principles''' are a set of ideals for the operation of [[cooperative]]s. They were first set out in 1844 by the [[Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers]] in [[Rochdale]], England, and have formed the basis for the principles on which co-operatives around the world continue to operate. The implications of the Rochdale Principles are a focus of study in [[co-operative economics]]. The original Rochdale Principles were officially adopted by the [[International Cooperative Alliance]] (ICA) in 1937 as the Rochdale Principles of Co-operation. Updated versions of the principles were adopted by the ICA in 1966 as the Co-operative Principles and in 1995 as part of the [[Statement on the Co-operative Identity]].<ref name=icaprarchive2009>{{cite report |url=http://www.ica.coop/coop/principles-revisions.html |title=ICA Co-operative Principles |publisher=[[International Co-operative Alliance]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029163330/http://www.ica.coop/coop/principles-revisions.html |archive-date=2009-10-29 |edition=1937, 1966, and 1995 revisions}}</ref>