chaired the commission. Open, voluntary membership. Democratic governance. Limited return on equity. Surplus belongs to members. Education of members and public in cooperative principles. Cooperation between cooperatives. See also Rochdale College (a Canadian experiment in Rochdale principles) Rochdale, Queens, a cooperative housing project in New York. York Center, Illinois, a cooperative community in Illinois. References External links The International Co-operative Alliance Statement on the Co-operative Identity Cooperative Principles Then and Now Principles of the International Co-operative Alliance A variant of the 1966 principles from Circle Pines Center Cooperative principles Cooperatives History of Rochdale 1844 documents 1966 documents 1995 documents