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From the Ted Talk by Anu Puusa: The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy

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What is so wonderful about the cooperative system worldwide is that while cooperatives may sell different products or services, the goal is still the same for all of them, to ceatre sustainable businesses that benefit the people and the communities they serve, lasting for generations.

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What is so wonderful about the cooperative system worldwide is that while cooperatives may sell different products or services, the goal is still the same for all of them, to ______ sustainable businesses that benefit the people and the communities they serve, lasting for generations.

This is also a ___________ global phenomenon, an invisible giant of the economy, resonating so well with the ______ of regular people, a form of ________ that __________ that we people have other ___________ and interests than purely and only economical ones. Today, there are more than three million cooperatives around the _____, with over a billion members, employing 280 million people, which is 20 percent more than multinational companies. Cooperatives sell more than two trillion dollars' _____ of goods and services. That ______ is larger than the GDP of Canada.

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Original Text


What is so wonderful about the cooperative system worldwide is that while cooperatives may sell different products or services, the goal is still the same for all of them, to create sustainable businesses that benefit the people and the communities they serve, lasting for generations.

This is also a significant global phenomenon, an invisible giant of the economy, resonating so well with the values of regular people, a form of business that recognizes that we people have other motivations and interests than purely and only economical ones. Today, there are more than three million cooperatives around the world, with over a billion members, employing 280 million people, which is 20 percent more than multinational companies. Cooperatives sell more than two trillion dollars' worth of goods and services. That number is larger than the GDP of Canada.

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