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cooperatives  

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  • Cooperatives are associations freely created by a group of people to meet their shared needs and to achieve their common purposes. They are democratically controlled organizations in which the ownership, benefits, risks, and losses are shared. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Cooperatives]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J7VN8W2L-8

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