Notes on co-operatives and co-operative administration Chapter 3 Robert Owen. 1. He is considered as the father of co-operation. 2. He is also known as the founder of co-operative ideology and founder of co-operative movement. He was born at Newton in England(1771), He is known as utopian socialist. He is the father of the theory “doctrine of circumstances”. . He advocated religious neutrality, He was against private profit, . He wanted to change the old immoral world to new moral world. . He founded the system of labour colonies and labour exchange. 10.He died in the year 1858, PEnanaw Doctrine of circumstances 1. Robert Owen was the person who put forward the theory of doctrine of circumstances. 2. He believed that character of human being is based on the circumstances which he lives. 3. According to his theory man is neither good nor bad by birth, it is his circumstance made him good or bad. 4. By changing the surroundings, the character of workers could be changed. 5. He gave great importance on the environment where the workers lived and worked. Labour colony 1. Itwasa scheme implemented by Robert Owen. 2. Under this scheme the workers instead of depending on their depend upon their own voluntary association based on the p help. 3. It oe a kind of colonization scheme in which the workers will everything collectively and aim at producing commonly what for their own consumption. 4, The main object to eliminate middleman who stood consumer.Notes on co-operatives and co-operative administration Chapter 3 5. By establishing labour colony he wanted to replace the old immoral world to new moral world. . He started this colonies in new harmony in U.S.A., Orbiston in Scotland, queens wood in Hampshire. Labour exchange/ labour note It is a system of payment to workers put forward by Robert Owen. He believed that the main tool for accumulation of private profit was money. So he tried to replace money by labor notes. According to this system the hours of work spend by workers producing each commodity is recorded and is returned to the labourers instead of money. For purchasing these notes can be given for commodities of equal value. For this he establisahed National Equitable labour exchangein the year 1832. a ROBERT OWEN Dr. WILLIAM KING 1. He is known as utopian 1. He is known as Christian socialist socialist. 2. He advocated large scale co- 2, He advocated small, compact operative societies. societies, 3. He accepted external help 3. He believed in self help from government and mutual help and rejected all philanthropists. kinds of external ass 4, He was secular inhisapproach| 4. be based on Cl 5. His magazine is called ‘the 5. His monthly peri economist’. called ‘The co Rochdale Pioneers They are the 28 flannel weavers, including a lady who is consi founding fathers of co-operative principles and co-op formated the first successful co-operative society in the shape to the co-operative principles. Their achiever world. They also organized co-operative wholesale reasons they are known as’ pioneers’. Rochdale Pione ratiy It was established in the year 1844 at the north western part of England. It is society to be formed and managed on th of co-operative organizations. -Co-operative wholesale society(CWS) 1. 2. a 4, ‘Notes on co-operatives and co-operative administration Chapter 3 It is a federation to help the primary level societies in England. !t was established in the year 1867 with head quarters at Manchester. It is the largest co-operative organization in England. The main object of this organization is to bulk purchase of goods directly from production centers and distribute it to primary level societies and thereby abolish middleman. twas established in the north of England , its former name was “the north of England co-operative Wholesale Agency and Depot”. Scottish co-operative wholesale society 5.C.W.S. 1. It was registered in the year 1868, at Glasgow in the west of Scotland. 2. It is organized for the purpose of making available goods to co- operative retail societies in Scotland. It set up factory to produce food items, clothing, and furniture. 4, It aimed at achieving socio economic advantages by doing retail business. Friendly societies Act 1793- To regulate the friendly societies set up in England. Industrial provident societies Act 1852-the Act which registered the co-operative movement in England. »