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Recovery from the Depression

Recovery from the Depression

Recovery from the Depression

Australia and the World Economy in the 1930s
R. G. Gregory, Australian National University, Canberra
N. G. Butlin, Australian National University, Canberra
August 1989
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Hardback
9780521362450

    In Australian economic history, as in the nation's politics and culture, the Great Depression is a dominant theme. In this volume, an international group of economists and economic historians has collaborated to examine the ways in which Australia survived and recovered from economic depression. The Australian experience is set in the wider context of the world economy, and comparisons are made with Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan.

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    August 1989
    Hardback
    9780521362450
    396 pages
    228 × 152 × 32 mm
    0.762kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 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.
      Contributors
    • R. G. Gregory, Barry Eichengreen, T. J. Hatton, Alan G. Green, Gordon R. Sparks, G. R. Hawke, Yasukichi Yasuba, T. J. Valentine, J. J. Pincus, M. W. Butlin, P. M. Boyce, R. C. Gregory, V. Ho, L. McDermott, Mark Thomas, B. R. Davidson, C. Forster, G. N. Snooks, Ian W. McLean

    • Editors
    • R. G. Gregory , Australian National University, Canberra
    • N. G. Butlin , Australian National University, Canberra