Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 482 g
Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 482 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-12594-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This richly illustrated book is a detailed history of a uniquely Australasian institution, the stock and station agency. The stock and station agent was a respected and influential figure, coordinating farmers and connecting them to the outside world of banks, wool buyers and government agencies in Australasia and overseas, whose impact on export-led growth cannot be underestimated. Simon Ville examines the ways in which stock and station agents grew from their beginnings in the 1840s as pastoral finance companies to offer a wide range of support services to remote and inexperienced farming communities. In the twentieth century, the leading agents expanded their range of activities and became some of Australasia’s earliest nationwide firms and biggest businesses. The Rural Entrepreneurs provides essential insights into understanding Australasia’s rural history and economic development up until the end of the twentieth century.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. A quintessentially Australasian institution; 2. The development of the stock and station agent industry; 3. The farming community network; 4. Financial services; 5. Marketing services: livestock, land, and produce; 6. Marketing services: wool consignment and brokerage; 7. Information, advisory, and advocacy services; 8. Organisational structures and administrative practices; 9. Inter-organisational relations: competition, cooperation and collusion among agency firms; 10. Conclusion: business intermediation and rural entrepreneurship.
