Beschreibung:
A social and economic history of stock and station agents in Australia and New Zealand.
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.