Building sustainable communities: co-operative solutions to rural renewal

This report was commissioned by the NSW Fair Trading Advisory Council to consider successful examples of cooperative approaches to achieving rural renewal, and identify conditions under which cooperative solutions are most likely to be effective. The report draws on a range of literature on local economic development, community renewal and formalised cooperation, as well as current government programs, and recommends a set of strategies which will facilitate appropriate cooperative responses to rural community needs in New South Wales.