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Mutualism (movement)

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cooperative
thumb|The volunteer board of a retail consumer cooperative, such as the former Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op, is held to account at an annual general meeting of members.
Marinaleda
thumb|right|250px|Municipal theatre thumb|right|250px|View of a town road
communal work
gathering for mutually accomplishing a task or for fundraising
mutual fund
professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities
mutual aid
voluntary exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit
worker cooperative
cooperative that is owned and self-managed by its workers
workers' council
governing political and economic council of temporary and instantly revocable delegates elected in a region's workplaces
local exchange trading system
locally initiated community enterprise that records transactions of members exchanging goods and services
mutual insurance
insurance company owned entirely by its policyholders
mutualism
social movement that aims at creating and promoting mutual organizations, mutual insurances, and mutual funds
Ayni
Ayni (Quechua and Aymara; also spelled Ayniy or Aini) can refer to either the concept of reciprocity or mutualism among people of the Andean mountain communities or the practice of this concept. As a noun, the law of ayni states that everything in the world is connected, and is the only commandment that rules daily life in many communities like the Q'ero. As a verb, this often refers to the cooperation between the members of a community when one member gives to another, he or she is entitled to receive something back. Well-known practitioners of Ayni include the Quechuas and Aymara, as well as
Community Exchange System
international Internet trading network
barn raising
communal activity of rural life