The agricultural co-operative business structure in context: A Western Australian study

Agricultural co-operative businesses are the focus of considerable academic research overseas, particularly from the perspective of agricultural economics. Research on Australian agricultural co-operatives, however, is very limited. This exploratory study investigates agricultural co-operatives at two inter-related levels. Firstly, the thesis examines the broader political economy shaping the agricultural co-operative sector, specifically policy and institutional arrangements affecting agricultural co-operatives. Secondly, the thesis considers how this external world influences the internal behaviour of the agricultural co-operative business. The study adopts a qualitative research methodology, principally using the case study method. Over 50 in-depth interviews were conducted with actors associated with the agricultural co-operative sector, including the United Farmers Co-operative Company (UFCC).

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2006

Author dc:creator

• Cheong, Elizabeth

• co-operative
• agricultural co-operative
• agricultural industry
• agricultal public policy
• peak body
• Agribusiness

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/56

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1056