A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023

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 his or her own personal capital investment. They take a variety of different forms, including consumer co-oper...

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Main Authors: Patmore, Greg, Balnave, Nikola, Marjanovic, Olivera
Format: eBook Book Publication
Language:English
Published: London Routledge 2024
Taylor & Francis
Edition:1
Subjects:
1827 - 2023
alternative business models
Australien
Business
Business & Economics
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Business mathematics and systems
civil society
coop
Cooperative societies
Cooperative societies > Austrlia > History > 19th century
Cooperative societies > Austrlia > History > 20th century
cooperatives
Corporate & Business History
Economics
Economics, Finance, Business and Management
Genossenschaftsbewegung
International business
Management and management techniques
non-profit
Nonfiction
public
Sales and marketing
Strategic Planning
Visual Historical Atlas of Australian Co-operatives
Wirtschaftsgeschichte
coop
public
cooperatives
non-profit
civil society
Visual Historical Atlas of Australian Co-operatives
alternative business models
ISBN:9781032320397, 1032320397, 1032320370, 9781032320373, 1003312489, 9781003853435, 1003853439, 9781003312482, 1003853420, 9781003853428
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Summary: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 his or her own personal capital investment. They take a variety of different forms, including consumer co-operatives, agricultural co-operatives, worker co-operatives and financial co-operatives. Patmore, Balnave and Marjanovic provide a perspective on Australian co-operative development within a conceptual framework and international context since the 1820s by exploring the economic, political and social factors that explain their varying fortunes. Drawing upon the Visual Historical Atlas of Australian Co-operatives, a significant database of Australian co-operatives and a variety of historical sources, this book provides a detailed historical analysis of their development, from their inception in Australia to today. Australian co-operatives were heavily dependent on state sympathy for their growth and vulnerable to ideas that challenged collective organisation such as Neo-liberalism. Despite these challenges, the co-operative business model has persisted and since 2009, there has been resurgence of interest and organisation that may provide a platform for future growth. A useful resource for practitioners, students, educators, policy makers and researchers that highlights a significant alternative business model to the Investor-Owned Business and state enterprise. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
Electronic reproduction. Abingdon: Routledge, 2024. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
MODID-943f4d11b5b:Taylor & Francis
ISBN:9781032320397
1032320397
1032320370
9781032320373
1003312489
9781003853435
1003853439
9781003312482
1003853420
9781003853428
DOI:10.4324/9781003312482