Noun
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
Source: WordNetA similar experiment launched in London a couple of years later by social reformer Robert Owen failed, too. Source: Internet
In his remarks the incoming KP Chairman Robert Owen Jones of Australia said the Kimberly Process is central to the transparency and integrity of the global trade in rough diamonds. Source: Internet
Saint-Simon proposed economic planning, scientific administration, and the application of modern scientific advancements to the organization of society; by contrast, Robert Owen proposed the organization of production and ownership in cooperatives. Source: Internet
They advocated reform, with some such as Robert Owen advocating the transformation of society to small communities without private property. Source: Internet
While doing research into local economics during 1989, Glover had seen an "Hour" note 19th century British industrialist Robert Owen issued to his workers for spending at his company store. Source: Internet