instance_of rochdale society of equitable pioneers
Rochdale is a ___MASK45___ in Greater Manchester , England , positioned at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch , north - northwest of Oldham , and north - northeast of the city of Manchester . Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale , population 211 , 699 . Rochdale is the largest settlement and administrative centre , with a total population of 107 , 926 . The Rochdale Principles are a ___MASK44___ of ideals for the ___MASK39___ of cooperatives . They were first ___MASK44___ out in 1844 by the Rochdale ___MASK47___ of Equitable Pioneers in Rochdale , England and have formed the basis for the principles on which co - operatives around the world continue to operate . The implications of the Rochdale Principles are a focus of study in co - operative economics . The original Rochdale Principles were officially adopted by the International Co - operative Alliance ( ICA ) in 1937 as the Rochdale Principles of Co - ___MASK39___ . Updated versions of the principles were adopted by the ICA in 1966 as the Co - operative Principles and in 1995 as part of the Statement on the Co - operative Identity . The ___MASK8___ on the Co - operative Identity , promulgated by the International Co - operative ___MASK96___ ( ICA ), defines and guides co - operatives worldwide . It contains the definition of a co - operative as a special form of organization , the values of co - operatives , and the currently accepted cooperative principles ( the Rochdale Principles ) that direct their behavior and operation . The " ___MASK8___ " with the latest revision of the cooperative principles was adopted by ICA in 1995 . The South Pennines is a ___MASK36___ of ___MASK53___ and hill country in Northern ___MASK66___ lying towards the southern end of the Pennines . In the west it includes the Forest of Rossendale and the West Pennine Moors . It is bounded by the Greater Manchester conurbation in the west and the Yorkshire Dales to the north . To the east it is fringed by the towns of West and South Yorkshire whilst to the south it is often considered to end at the northern edge of the Peak District national park . Manchester is a major ___MASK37___ and ___MASK25___ borough in Greater Manchester , ___MASK66___ , with a population of 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population of 2 . 55 million . Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is Manchester ___MASK94___ . Oldham is a ___MASK28___ in Greater Manchester , ___MASK66___ , amid the Pennines between the rivers Irk and Medlock , south - southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester . Together with several smaller surrounding towns , it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham , of which it is the administrative centre . ___MASK3___ (, ) is a social science concerned with the factors that determine the production , distribution , and consumption of goods and services . The term " ___MASK3___ " comes from the Ancient Greek from (', pronounced " eekos ", " house ") and (', " custom " or " law "), hence " rules of the house ( hold for good management )". ' Political ___MASK29___ ' was the earlier name for the subject , but economists in the late 19th century suggested " ___MASK3___ " as a shorter term for " economic science " to establish itself as a separate discipline outside of political science and other social sciences . Greater Manchester is a ___MASK21___ in North West England , with a population of 2 . 8 million . It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs : Bolton , Bury , Oldham , Rochdale , Stockport , Tameside , Trafford , Wigan , and the cities of Manchester and Salford . Greater Manchester was created on ___MASK55___ April 1974 as a result of the Local ___MASK57___ Act 1972 ; and designated a City Region on ___MASK55___ April 2011 . A ___MASK74___ ( also known as co - operative , co - op , or coop ) is an autonomous association of people united voluntarily to meet their common economic , social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled business . Cooperatives include non - ___MASK5___ ___MASK17___ organizations and businesses that are owned and managed by the people who use their services ( a ___MASK24___ ); by the people who work there ( a worker ___MASK74___ ); by the people who live there ( a housing ___MASK74___ ); hybrids such as worker cooperatives that are also consumer cooperatives or credit unions ; multi - stakeholder cooperatives such as those that bring together civil society and local actors to deliver ___MASK17___ needs ; and second and third tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives . It was estimated that in 2012 approximately one billion people were members of at least one ___MASK74___ and that the turnover of the largest three hundred cooperatives in the world reached $ 2 . 2 trillion  which , if they were to be a country , it would make them the seventh largest . The International Co - operative ___MASK96___ ( ICA ) is a non - governmental co - operative federation or , more precisely , a co - operative union representing co - operatives and the co - operative movement worldwide . It was founded in 1895 to unite , represent and serve co - operatives worldwide . The ___MASK96___ maintains the internationally recognised definition of a co - operative in the Statement on the Co - operative Identity . The ICA represents 272 co - operative federations and organisations in 94 countries ( January 2014 ). Co - operative ___MASK3___ is a ___MASK27___ of ___MASK3___ that incorporates socialist ___MASK3___ , co - operative studies , and political economy toward the study and management of co - operatives . The ___MASK59___ Roch is a ___MASK59___ in Greater Manchester in North West ___MASK66___ , a tributary of the ___MASK59___ Irwell that gives Rochdale its name . The Rochdale ___MASK47___ of Equitable Pioneers , founded in 1844 , was an early consumer co - operative , and one of the first to pay a patronage dividend , forming the basis for the modern co - operative movement . Although other co - operatives preceded them , the Rochdale Pioneers ' co - operative became the prototype for societies in Great Britain . The Rochdale Pioneers are most famous for designing the Rochdale Principles , a set of principles of co - operation that provide the foundation for the principles on which co - ops around the world operate to this day . The model the Rochdale Pioneers used is a focus of study within co - operative economics . Political ___MASK29___ is a term used for studying production and trade , and their relations with law , custom , and ___MASK57___ , as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth . " Political ___MASK29___ " originated in moral philosophy . It was developed in the 18th century as the study of the economies of states , or " polities ", hence the term " political " ___MASK29___ . ___MASK45___ or market right is a legal term , originating in the Middle Ages , for a European settlement that has the right to host markets , distinguishing it from a village and city . A town may be correctly described as a " ___MASK45___ " or as having " market rights ", even if it no longer holds a market , provided the legal right to do so still exists . The purpose of Co - operative ___MASK13___ and Co - operative studies , according to the ICA ' s ___MASK8___ on the Co - operative Identity , is that Co - operative societies " provide ___MASK13___ and training for their members , elected representatives , managers , and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their co - operatives . They inform the general public - particularly young people and opinion leaders - about the nature and benefits of co - operation ." As such , it forms the fifth Rochdale Principle . Subfields of this include Co - operative economics , and the ___MASK82___ of the cooperative movement . The ___MASK25___ ___MASK2___ of Rochdale is a ___MASK25___ ___MASK2___ of Greater Manchester in North West ___MASK66___ . It is named after its largest town , Rochdale , but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton , Heywood , Littleborough and Milnrow , and the village of Wardle .