Recovery from the Depression Australia and the World Economy in the 1930s [Paperback]

A comparative study of Australian economic policy during the Great Depression.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.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.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.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. McDermottlÃ