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Owen’s co-operative colonies promoted which principle?

ASurvival of the Fittest

BAssociationism

CCompetition above all

DIndividual Anarchy

Answer:

B. Associationism

Read Explanation:

ROBERT OWEN

Labor Colonies / Co-operative Colonies

  • Introduced the idea of “Associationism” – communities based on cooperation and mutual benefit.

  • Called these "Village Communities"

  • Famous example: New Harmony (USA, 1826)

  • Though New Harmony failed, it inspired the future cooperative movement

New Harmony

  • New Harmony – The First Co-operative Colony (1826)

  • Location: Indiana, USA

  • Founder: Robert Owen

  • In 1826, Robert Owen established a co-operative village called New Harmony in the United States.

  • It was based on his belief in self-help through mutual help

Objectives of New Harmony

  • To create a self-sufficient community where members produced and shared resources collectively.

  • To eliminate middlemen and unnecessary profits.

  • To abolish private profit, which Owen believed was the root of all social problems.

  • To provide goods on credit at lower prices than the market.

  • To build a new moral world based on equality, cooperation, and education.

Impact

  • Though the colony eventually failed, it was a bold social experiment.

  • It inspired future co-operative movements across the world.

  • “These co-operative colonies sowed the seeds of cooperation, which later on sprouted and became a great movement.”


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