That makes it an unusual case, although the Sharans are trying to replicate it by setting up a school and training managers to establish similar cooperatives in nearby villages.

The government sponsored a movement to establish industrial cooperatives.

Wojciechowski had bought into the cooperative movement and withdrew from the Polish Socialist Party as he worked to establish Polish cooperatives.

The largely self-sufficient settlement initially grew with investments from both the developer and its residents, who pooled resources and established local electric and telephone cooperatives.

The government established cooperatives for farmers holding less than five feddans.

He was born in Manhattan on Oct. 21, 1923, and became active in what was known as the cooperative movement, which established cooperatives in housing and many other areas.

The party established several cooperatives and trade unions, particularly in the lumber industry.

The Ceylonese community established many schools, banks, cultural societies, cooperatives and temples in Malaysia and Singapore.

He also established several multi-sectoral cooperatives, especially benefiting the vendors in the city's public markets, providing vital financial assistance and livelihood opportunities for Manila's less fortunate citizens.

His government maintained an army and a bureaucracy, collected taxes, supported education, undertook public works, and established agricultural and manufacturing cooperatives to stimulate economic activity.