Cooperatives: Principles and Practices in the 21st Century |
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accounts activities agricultural agricultural cooperatives allocated annual areas assets associations Bank benefits board of directors called capital cash chapter co-op committee consumer continued cooperative cooperative's corporation cost countries created decisions distributed dividends early economic elected employees equity erative established example expenses farm farm supply farmers federal firms funds goals housing important income incorporation individual industry interest International investment land laws liability limited loans major meeting membership ment million operating organization owners ownership paid partnership patron patronage refunds percent performance person principles profits purchasing receive referred regional require responsibilities retained returns rural sell serve share Societies structure success Table tion tives unions United University usually volume voting Wisconsin