The Federation is the peak representative body for co-operatives in New South Wales.

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations, through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.



Resources: Research Reports

The following are some useful research papers dealing with co-operative matters.

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Research Papers

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State of the Sector 2006: NSW Dept of Commerce - Office of Fair Trading.

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State of the Sector 2003: ACCORD (Aust Centre for Co-operative Research & Development).

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State of the Sector 1990-2000: ACCORD (Aust Centre for Co-operative Research & Development).

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Several other interesting reports can be downloaded from the ACCORD (Australian Centre for Co-operative Research and Development) website.



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