From e59352dfa4787493a91daa94bbb0dd586997fc57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?benjamin=20melan=C3=A7on?= Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 22:53:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Incorporate link into text and soften implication that cooperatives and cooperative principles began in England in 1844 --- cooperative-principles.md | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/cooperative-principles.md b/cooperative-principles.md index 41d645b..3d38148 100644 --- a/cooperative-principles.md +++ b/cooperative-principles.md @@ -4,10 +4,7 @@ # Cooperative Principles - -https://ica.coop/en/whats-co-op/co-operative-identity-values-principles - -Cooperatives around the world generally operate according to the same core principles and values, adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance in 1995. Cooperatives trace the roots of these principles to the first modern cooperative founded in Rochdale, England in 1844. +Cooperatives around the world generally operate according to the same core principles and values, [adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance in 1995](https://ica.coop/en/whats-co-op/co-operative-identity-values-principles ). Cooperatives trace the codification of these principles to a cooperative founded in Rochdale, England, in 1844. 1. Voluntary and Open Membership 2. Democratic Member Control