Australia and the Great Depression
Author: C. B. Schedvin
Publisher: [Sydney] : Sydney University Press
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 444
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Australia's Great Depression
Author: Joan Beaumont
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2022-03-29
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 176106374X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow a nation still in grief from the Great War found the courage and resilience to face a new tragedy, the Great Depression. Highly Commended in the 2022 NSW Premier's History Awards Some generations are born unlucky. Australians who survived the horrors of the Great War and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed were soon faced with the shock of the Great Depression. Today we remember long dole queues, shanty towns and destitute men roaming the country in search of work. With over a third of the workforce unemployed in 1932, Australia was one of the hardest hit countries in the world. Yet this is not the complete story. In this wide-ranging account of the Great Depression in Australia, Joan Beaumont shows how high levels of debt and the collapse of wool and wheat prices left Australia particularly exposed in the world's worst depression. Threatened with national insolvency, and with little room for policy innovation, governments resorted to austerity and deflation. Violent protests erupted in the streets and paramilitary movements threatened the political order. It might have ended very differently, but Australia's democratic institutions survived the ordeal. Australia's people, too, survived. While many endured great hardship, anger, anxiety and despair, most 'made do' and helped each other. Some even found something positive in the memory of this personal and communal struggle. Australia's Great Depression details this most impressive narrative of resilience in the nation's history. 'A magisterial account of an immense tragedy, told with authority, poignancy and drama.' - Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, The Australian National University 'A masterpiece by one of Australia's most esteemed historians' - David Day, historian 'Beaumont's brilliant study is the comprehensive history of the Great Depression that we have been waiting for.' - Stephen Garton AM, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sydney
The Great Depression in Australia
Author: Robert Cooksey
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 206
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Author: Robert George Gregory
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-07-04
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521526968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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 has collaborated, in this volume, to look at the ways in which Australia survived economic depression and recovered from it, in the context of international comparison. A range of different aspects of these questions are considered. Chapters look at both the agricultural sector and the manufacturing sector of Australia. The unemployment which dominated the period is considered, together with response to it by the labour market and by the state. Policies to deal with depression, in the areas of budgetary and monetary control are evaluated. The Australian experience is set in the wider context of the world economy, with comparisons made with Britain and Canada, with New Zealand and with Japan.
The New Great Depression
Author: James Rickards
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-01-12
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0593330277
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller! The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it. The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. Most fired employees will remain redundant. Bankruptcies will be common, and banks will buckle under the weight of bad debts. Deflation, debt, and demography will wreck any chance of recovery, and social disorder will follow closely on the heels of market chaos. The happy talk from Wall Street and the White House is an illusion. The worst is yet to come. But for knowledgeable investors, all hope is not lost. In The New Great Depression, James Rickards, New York Times bestselling author of Aftermath and The New Case for Gold, pulls back the curtain to reveal the true risks to our financial system and what savvy investors can do to survive -- even prosper -- during a time of unrivaled turbulence. Drawing on historical case studies, monetary theory, and behind-the-scenes access to the halls of power, Rickards shines a clarifying light on the events taking place, so investors understand what's really happening and what they can do about it. A must-read for any fans of Rickards and for investors everywhere who want to understand how to preserve their wealth during the worst economic crisis in US history.
Jack Lang and the Great Depression
Author: Frank Cain
Publisher: Australian Scholary Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on documents in government and bank archives in Sydney, Canberra and London, this book gives a fresh interpretation of the Great Depression and its causes.
Australia and the Great Depression
Author: Kay Margaret Thomson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 52
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Author: David J. Potts
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 472
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistorian, David Potts has discovered that the myth of the Great Depression, as a time of great suffering, is often untrue or exaggerated. This book could dramatically overturn how we recollect the Great Depression.
The Cambridge Economic History of Australia
Author: Simon Ville
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-10-08
Total Pages: 710
ISBN-13: 1316194485
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAustralia's economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and of prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation's economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging, contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia's interaction with the international economy. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, The Cambridge Economic History of Australia is the definitive study of Australia's economic past and present.
Reset
Author: Ross Garnaut
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 2021-02-22
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1743821611
DOWNLOAD EBOOK‘The nation’s most prophetic economist’—Ross Gittins In Reset, renowned economist Ross Garnaut shows how the COVID-19 crisis offers Australia the opportunity to reset its economy and build a successful future – and why the old approaches will not work. Garnaut develops the idea of a renewable superpower, he calls for a basic income and he explores what the ‘decoupling’ of China and America will mean for Australia. In the wake of COVID-19, the world has entered its deepest recession since the 1930s. Shocks of this magnitude throw history from its established course – either for good or evil. In 1942 – in the depths of war – the Australian government established a Department of Post-War Reconstruction to plan a future that not only restored existing strengths but also rebuilt the country for a new and better future. As we strive to overcome the coronavirus challenge, we need new, practical ideas to restore Australia. This book has them. La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc. and the University of Melbourne
