This is a key text examining Australia's place and history in the global economy.
List of TablesList of FiguresPreface1Introduction, themes and overview12International impacts on Australia before 1914273Australia before 1914504International impacts on Australia, 1914-1940775Australia 1914-1929: the First World War and post-war reconstruction926The Great Depression in Australia, 1929-19401197International impacts on Australia, 1941-19731478War and reconstruction in Australia, 1941-19591679A booming economy: Australia and the world economy, 1960-197319210International impacts on Australia, 1974-198922511Stagflation and economic reform: Australia in the global economy, 1974-198924312International economic impacts on Australia in the 1990s28113The globalisation of Australia in the 1990s301Bibliography340Glossary of economic terms359Index373