Recovery From the Depression - Australia and the World Economy in the 1930s

Zusammenfassung In Australia's economic history! as in the nation's politics and culture! the Great Depression is a dominant theme. An international group of economists and economic historians consider! in this volume! the ways in which Australia survived economic depression and recovered from it! in the context of international comparison. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of authors; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. An overview R. G. Gregory; 2. The Australian recovery of the 1930s in international comparative perspective Barry Eichengreen; 3. The recovery of the 1930s and economic policy in Britain T. J. Hatton; 4. A macro interpretation of recovery: Australia and Canada Alan G. Green and Gordon R. Sparks; 5. Depression and recovery in New Zealand G. R. Hawke; 6. The Japanese economy and economic policy in the 1930s Tasukichi Yasuba; 7. The battle of the plans: a macroeconometric model of the interwar economy T. J. Valentine; 8. Australian budgetary policies in the 1930s J. J. Pincus; 9. Monetary policy in depression and recovery M. W. Butlin and P. M. Boyce; 10. Sharing the burden: the Australian labour market during the 1930s R. C. Gregory, V. Ho and L. McDermott; 11. Manufacturing and economic recovery in Australia, 1932¿1937 Mark Thomas; 12. Agriculture and the recovery from the depression B. R. Davidson; 13. Unemployment and the Australian economic recovery of the 1930s C. Forster; 14. Government unemployment relief in the 1930s: aid or hindrance to recovery? G. D. Snooks; 15. Unequal sacrifice: distributional aspects of depression and recovery in Australia Ian W. McLean; References; Index.

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• Authors: R. G. Gregory, R. G. (Australian National University Gregory, R. G. Butlin Gregory, R.g. (Robert George) Butlin Gregory
• Assisted by: N. G. Butlin (Editor), Butlin N. G. (Editor), R. G. Gregory (Editor), Gregory R. G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2002
• EAN: 9780521526968
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52696-8
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Australia, 20th Century, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Economic history, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)