This book considers the role played by co-operative agriculture as a critical economic model which, in Australia, helped build public capital, drive economic development and impact political arrangements. In the case of colonial Western Australia, the story of agricultural co-operation is...

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of figure; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Differential reporting: what does it really mean for the public sector?; 3 Depreciation in local government-still the problems continue; 4 The consequences of the current...

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of earnings management in the Australian not-for-profit (NFP) disability service providers sector, as well as to understand the motivations for and implications of such practices. This research is important for stakeholders, such...

Purpose: Because of the renewed interest in public purchasing and the strategic use of public funds under the requirements of sustainable development, the question arose once again as to how to curb the fall of institutional quality once criteria other than price are inserted into the...