The rural entrepreneurs : a history of the stock and station agent industry in Australia and New Zealand
Ville, Simon P.2000
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Subject: 'There is no doubt that the stock and station agent has been a legendary figure in folklore, connected or related to many individuals and groups, a central figure embedded in rural settler communities, and about whom everyone has had a view. This social perspective helps inform our understanding of the agent's role and importance in the economic activities since trust, reputation, and personal connection were the vital lubricants in sustaining business relationships and networks. Although locally connected agency fims still survive, the postwar trend of large diverse corporations and agri-businesses has removed much of the local networking on which the farmer-agent relationship flourished and, with it, rural economy and society.' - chapter 1 (back cover).
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Oakleigh, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Collation:
xii, 259 p. :ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 245-250.
ISBN:
0521642655
Dewey class:
338.108622338.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
9358