David Griffiths is a Co-operative economist, who has contributed a number of books and articles on the subject of unemployment,^[1] the history of Victoria's Co-operative movement,^[2] and 'social care co-operatives'^[3] amongst other subjects. Between 1981 and 1984, Griffiths was the Co-ordinator of the Victorian State Government's Co-operative Development Program,^[4] and the Social Welfare officer for the charity the Brotherhood of St. Laurence. Griffiths is the current Secretary, and a former Chairman, of the Co-operative Federation of Victoria,^[5] and is the webmaster and a regular contributor to the CFV's australia.coop web portal. australia.coop was the first country-wide web portable under the .coop domain established in the world. In February 2007 he became the webmaster for the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance http://www.ica.coop

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1. ^ These include: Griffiths, David, “Jobs Without Workers: A Brotherhood of St. Laurence Social Action Study”, Melbourne: Brotherhood of St. Laurence, 1977; Griffiths, David, “Unemployment: Muddled or Managed: A Brotherhood of St. Laurence Social Action Study”, Melbourne: Brotherhood of St. Laurence, 1978; and Griffiths, David, “Whither Work”, Bundoora: Preston Institute of Technology Press, 1977.
2. ^ Including a history of the Victorian State Government's Co-operative Development Program, http://www.australia.coop/cooperative_development_program_history.htm, and a history of the Co-operative Federation of Victoria, http://www.australia.coop/our_history.htm
3. ^ Griffiths, David, "Social Care Co-operatives", Blampied, Vic. : Co-operative Federation of Victoria, 1998.
4. ^ Co-operative Development Program History David Griffiths
5. ^ Directors of Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd

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