'Exploring Business Economics'
"The cooperative ca n be defined as an association of people, attempting, by their co-operative action, to make certain advantages or savings available" - A.A Archer, P.G Du Plessis, I.J Lambrechts, H. Dosthuizen & Z.N.D Zungu This day, may we come to learn more about 'The Co-operative'; basically - an organization of people sharing an interest and/or doing the same type of work, to make effort to work helpfully together, so to share about something useful or helpful. And so, to bring about certain advantages or benefits that are made available before 'themselves'. Thus a "method of operation" and/or a basic function is 'Participating'; to take part and to have a share within 'the co-operation'. As a result, "being a member", to join in or engage within the "act of participating" and "a state of being related to a larger whole". In that case, contributing 'capital stock' (mo...