Social Sketches of Australia

Social Sketches of Australia
Author: Humphrey McQueen
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780702234408

This new edition is about the lives and times of ordinary people from 1888 to the present. Unlike more conventional histories, it uses little-known accounts ranging from regional histories to pen portraits, anecdotes and diaries.

Australia in the International Economy

Australia in the International Economy
Author: Barrie Dyster
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1990-08-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521336895

The authors trace the relationship between Australia's economic well being and the international economy from the late nineteenth-century onwards. This book fills the need for an introductory text in this area for undergraduate students of economics, politics and history and for the general reader who wishes to understand how the Australian economy operates.

Economic Growth and Changes in the Industrial Structure

Economic Growth and Changes in the Industrial Structure
Author: Katsuo Otsuka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1983
Genre: Australia
ISBN:

Research paper, comparison of economic growth and industrial structure changes in Australia and Japan - discusses trends in growth rate and interindustry shift (1861-1976) and the impact of income elasticity, trade structure and sectoral disparities in labour productivity, technological change and capital investment. References and statistical tables.