Comparison between Six of the Basic Co-operative Principles and their Social Economy Equivalents

Co-operative Principles	Social Economy Principles
Open and Voluntary membership	Free association
Democratic control founded on one member, one vote	Democratic control founded on one member, one vote plus every user must be a member.
Limited interest on shares	Surpluses generated by the organisation to be not for the purpose of profit.
Operation for the benefit of the user-members	Quality of products and services
Co-operative education of members	Personal development of employees and members
Co-operation among co-operatives	To practise solidarity internally and externally - the principle of federalism.

Co-operative Principles