A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023

ISBN-13: 9781032320373 / Twarda / 2024 / 264 str.

Australia) Marjano Olivera (University of Technology Sydney

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Co-operatives provide a different approach to organising business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative member has an equal vote regardless of their personal capital investment and they take a variety of forms including consumer co-operatives and agricultural co-operatives.

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Table of Contents

 

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Figures and Tables

Chapter 1 - What is a Co-operative?

Chapter 2 - An International Co-operative Movement

Chapter 3 - An Australian Overview – Insights from the Visual Historical Atlas of Australian Co-operatives

Chapter 4 - The Early Years until 1860

Chapter 5 - The Long Boom 1860-1890

Chapter 6 - The 1890s Depression and its Aftermath 1890-1914

Chapter 7 - Wars and Depression 1914-1945

Chapter 8 - Post-War Prosperity 1945-1975

Chapter 9 - The Challenges of Neo-liberalism 1975-2009

Chapter 10 - A Revival? 2009 to 2023

Chapter 11 – Conclusion

 

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Greg Patmore is Emeritus Professor of Business and Labour History at the University of Sydney Business School. He is author of The Innovative Consumer Co-operative: The Rise and the Fall of Berkeley (Routledge, 2020). His primary research interest is the history of co-operatives and mutuals.

Nikola Balnave is an Associate Professor in the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. Her primary focus of research is on co-operatives and the co-operative movement over space and time. Nikki is the co-author of A Global History of Co-operative Business with Greg Patmore.

Olivera Marjanovic (PhD) is a Professor in the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. Her research focuses on the human side and societal impact of new technologies such as visual analytics, AI and digital platforms. She is passionate about cooperatives and their societal impact.