Recovery from the Depression: Australia and the World Economy in the 1930s

by R. G. Gregory, N. G. Butlin

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521362450
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/29/1989
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.26(d)

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.