Published/ publié in Res Militaris (resmilitaris.net), vol.13, n°2, January Issue 2023 Keeping Bung Hatta’s Idea: Cooperatives for Social and Economic Development By Martoyo Universitas Tanjungpura, Indonesia Email: martoyo@fisip.untan.ac.id Adeng Pusat Riset Arkeologi Prasejarah dan Sejarah BRIN, Indonesia Heru Erwantoro Pusat Riset Arkeologi Prasejarah dan Sejarah BRIN, Indonesia R. Luki Karunia Politeknik STIA LAN Jakarta, Indonesia Alamsyah STAI DDI Sidenreng Rappang, Indonesia Fakhry Amin Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Enam Enam Kendari, Indonesia Abstract Cooperatives are a form of carrying out social and economic development in the community. This follows the words of Mohammad Hatta, who explained that cooperatives are a joint effort to mutually improve economic conditions by helping each other. This article then aims to look at how cooperatives can shape social and economic development. This research will be carried out using a qualitative approach. The research data were obtained from previous research and studies that still have relevance to the contents of this research. The study results then found that cooperatives could create a fair and equitable income for their members. Then through cooperatives, these members will also learn how important it is to sacrifice and work together so that, in the end, a humane, democratic and peaceful, and peaceful society can be realized. Keywords: Cooperative, Social Development, Economic Development. Introduction Development is essentially a process of continuous change towards improvement and improvement of people’s welfare. Indonesia’s development covers various aspects of life, including ideological, political, economic, social, cultural, and defense and security. The implementation of such development is directed at realizing the goal of national development, namely the creation of a just and prosperous society based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, which can be achieved through an emphasis on development in the economic field (Tong et al., 2020). Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution states that the Republic of Indonesia has three economic actors: State Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Private Owned Enterprises (BUMS), and Cooperatives. Cooperatives as pillars of the economy need to be aligned with other economic actors. Cooperatives play a positive role in implementing national