"Don Jose always insisted that the solution was not to be found in casual reforms; that is to say it was necessary to change the sovereignty of capital to the sovereignty of labour."

Jose Maria Ormeachea Mondragon founder

"If the gospels do not apply to the economy what would they apply to?"

Don Jose Maria

"Make no little plans. They have not the power to stir the human soul."

Howard Cowden

Founder, Farmland

Links to Co-op Excellence
 

We owe it to our members to draw from the best examples of--management, co-op to co-op trade, quality service, education and marketing, co-operative accounting, co-operative capital generation--there are. The innovative ideas to create an alternative co-operative global economy are being planted world wide. Below are some examples.

Co-operative Innovation

• MONDRAGON CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION
  HTTP://WWW.MONDRAGON.MCC.ES
  Without question the worlds most integrated co-operative development including worker owned co-ops, co-op bank, education, R&D and much more!

• NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVES ASSOC.
  HTTP://WWW.NRECA.ORG/COOPS/ELECOOP3.HTML
  Can co-operative utilities meet people's energy needs? This is proof positive!

Co-operative Organizations

• CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
  http://www.coopcca.com

• NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
  http://www.ncba.org

• The International Co-operative Alliance
  http://www.coop.org/ica

• The CWS Family of Co-operative Businesses
  http://www.co-op.co.uk

Watch for exciting new sites

Is there a co-operative experiment or website anywhere in the world you believe helps point the way to Global Co-operation. Please let us know!

"The Working Peoples Bank" is a key institution in the Mondragon Co-operative group. The Mondragon co-operative Corporation is a vibrant example of integrated co-operative development and flexible manufacturing and service networks."

Caja Laboral Popular

 

A name formed from the first letters of the five founders of Mondragon's first co-operative, was founded in 1956. It is still impressive today. The innovations and values of the Mondragon co-operatives will continue to be a source of innovation around the world.

ULGOR