Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in the following sentences:
The first co-operative society in the world was started by ________ in _______ (country).

Answer 1

A cooperative society is an autonomous group of persons or group of associations who united voluntarily to meet their common economic and social needs, goals, and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. The first cooperative society in the world was started by Rochdale pioneers in England where around 28 men (weavers and skilled workers) jointly decide to open a democratically governed enterprise.