Cooperatives meet the common economic, social and cultural needs of member-owners who agree to jointly own and democratically control an enterprise.They can be either for-profit or nonprofit.

• 协会满足了成员-所有者的共同经济，社会和文化需求，他们同意共同拥有并且民主管理企业，这些企业可以是营利性的也可以是非营利性的。