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Australia’s co-operative story: member-owned, democratic businesses facing challenges, finding resurgence.

A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827–2023

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    256 pages

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    27 June 2025

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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 c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781032320397
ISBN-10:1032320397
Author:Greg Patmore, Nikola Balnave, Olivera Marjanovic
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:27 June 2025
Weight:440g
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827–2023 by Greg Patmore - ISBN: 9781032320397
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About The Author

Greg Patmore

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 co-operatives and their societal impact.

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