3.1. The core value of a cooperative
enterprise system is called, “coordinated cooperation," which enables
human with equal rights and mutual respect for each other work together, for
the welfare of the group. This differs from "subordinated
cooperation," where people work individually or collectively but are under
other people's supervision. Subordinated cooperation occurred in state
socialist communities that were formed through forced collectivization. True
coordinated cooperation does not exist as a prevailing value in any present
economic system.
a. The cooperative system cannot function
effectively in an environment of exploitation, corruption, and materialism, nor
where they are forced to compete with themselves or with large corporations for
marketing and supplies. For cooperatives to succeed, they must have morality
among the working-members, strong management of the enterprise, and community
support for the cooperative system. Furthermore, cooperatives need ready access
to suppliers and markets for their goods and services. And the members of a
cooperative must be able to work in a collective spirit and must share similar
material aspirations.
b. For a cooperative Society to function effectively,
it requires decent people with cooperative values, people with similar
material/economic needs. Most importantly, people with mutual respect for each
other. Having the sense of appropriate organizational and management
structures; to function conveniently in this politically dominated society.
Demonstrating neutrality can help to create an environment where the government
and other interest groups will come in to support small and medium scale
cooperative industry for the development of a local economy.
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c. Values must first be established among
members, for the cooperatives to flourish. Or relatively; it will become the
responsibility of the co-operative
managers to create strong moral values in the members in order for the
group to make progress. This book therefore is designed to offers practical
viewpoint for developing cooperatives. It will help to examine the co-operative
principles, advantages, internal organizational structures, supportive infrastructure,
and wider environmental factors necessary for their development. Finally It
will address difficult questions of strategic priorities.
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