Marketing community and democracy
Rural Rochdale co-operatives in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2165705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikola Balnave (0000-0003-3950-046X, a School of Management , The University of Western Sydney , Campbelltown, Australia), Greg Patmore (0000-0001-7151-4381, b Work and Organisational Studies , The University of Sydney , Sydney, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-77 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consumption Markets & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1025-3866 • E-ISSN: 1477-223X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10253860903346765 |
| OpenAlex | W2126685207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Riverina region of New South Wales has a history of co‐operative forms of production and consumption. This paper focuses on three Rochdale rural consumer co‐operatives in this region. While the paper argues that marketing the co‐operatives in terms of their community links and democratic structure was important to their success over many years, it was not sufficient to ensure survival. Co‐operatives found it necessary to highlight their competitive prices and the quality of their goods. They were vulnerable to changes in the rural economy that led to a decline in the local population. Their survival also depended on the quality of their management, with poor investment decisions and recruitment practices undermining profitability. Generous credit policies also undermined the co‐operatives financially. By comparing the three co‐operatives and their communities, this paper aims to develop a more sophisticated approach to explaining the survival and demise of Rochdale consumer co‐operatives in rural Australia
Business · Consumption (sociology · Demise · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Investment (military · Market economy · Political science · Population · Profitability index · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Rural development and sustainability · Finance
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |