Global Consumers' Co-operatives: A Historical Perspective
19 November
The Women's College, The University of Sydney, Australia
This symposium brings together a number of international researchers examining the issue of the history of consumer co-operatives. The symposium raises a number of issues, particularly why consumer co-operatives have been more successful in some countries and regions than others. The speakers are members of a steering committee overseeing the Global Consumers' Co-operative Project, which plans to produce a major publication in 2012, the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives.
The symposium is organised by the Co-operatives Research Group, Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney and we acknowledge the financial support of the Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney.The symposium registration form and programme are available at [url]http://sydney.edu.au/business/research/co-operatives[/url].
Symposium Programme
9.00 -9.15 am Registration/Coffee
9.15-9.30 am Welcome - Greg Patmore (The University of Sydney)
9.30-10.30 am
Mary Hilson (University College London) and Silke Neunsinger (Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek, Stockholm), 'Towards a global history of Consumer-Cooperatives'.
10.30-11 am Morning Tea
11. am -1.pm The Nordic Countries and Japan
Mary Hilson, 'The Nordic co-operative movements and the emergence of the Nordic 'middle way' in the inter-war period'.
Akira Kurimoto (Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan), 'Emergence of Consumer-driven Co-ops in the Adversarial Environment'.
1.-2 pm Lunch
1.30-3.30 The Americas
Sigismundo Bialoskorski Neto (University of Sao Paulo), 'Consumers' Co-operative History in Latin America'.
Ian MacPherson (University of Victoria), 'Historical Perspectives on Consumer Co-operatives in Canada'.
3.30-4.00 Afternoon Tea
4.00-5.00 pm Australia and New Zealand
Nikola Balnave (The University of Western Sydney) and Greg Patmore, 'Historical Perspectives on Consumer Co-operatives in Australia and New Zealand'.
5.00pm -5.15 pm Conclusion (Nikola Balnave)
Greg Patmore | Pro Dean | Professor of Business and Labour History
Faculty of Economics and Business
The University of Sydney
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