Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)
5. businesses (business enterprises)
6. [business enterprises by ownership]

Narrower term/s

• cooperative stores (built works) [NP]
• cooperative apartment houses [NP]
• credit unions
• producer cooperatives
• agricultural cooperatives

Anotations

Scope note:

Business enterprises owned and operated by members who use the enterprises' services and share the financial benefits. The first consumer cooperative store was established in Rochdale, England, in 1844, and most are still modeled after the original principles.