What was common between Robert Owen and Louis Blanc regarding cooperative ideas?

Correct answer: Both saw cooperatives as a path to a better society

The correct answer is B. Robert Owen and Louis Blanc were associated with socialist approaches that viewed cooperation as a way to reduce the harmful effects of competitive industrial capitalism. Owen experimented with planned communities and cooperative principles, while Blanc advocated socially organised workshops in which workers could participate in production. Their precise programmes and methods were not identical, and they differed from later revolutionary Marxist strategies. However, both believed that cooperative organisation could improve workers' lives and help create a more equal society. Option A is unsupported, while C and D make overly broad claims about their views. The shared point asked in the question is their faith in cooperation as an instrument of social reform.