Australia's Great Depression

Australia's Great Depression

How a nation shattered by the Great War survived the worst economic crisis it has ever faced

Allen & Unwin

03/2022

576

Dura

Inglês

9781760293987

1013

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Introduction Part I Legacies of War 1 The soldiers come home 2 Politics reshaped 3 War and the economy Part II Recovery, Visions and Recession, 1919-29 4 Recovery and development 5 The voracious borrower 6 Recession 7 Over the cliff Part III Depression, 1929 8 What caused the Great Depression? 9 Scullin's poisoned chalice 10 The unemployed 11 The voluntary sector to the rescue Part IV Maelstrom, 1930 12 The tightening band of policy options 13 Losing control Part V Surviving 14 Sustenance 15 Community and family 16 Health and resilience Part VI Work of a Kind 17 Searching for work 18 Relief works 19 Protest and grievance Part VII The Nadir, 1931 20 The battle of the plans 21 Populism and secession 22 Taking up arms 23 In office but not in power 24 The Premiers' Plan 25 Scullin's end Part VIII On the Margins 26 Women at risk 27 Losing your home 28 Without a home 29 On the track 30 Aboriginal Australians 31 The new immigrant Part IX Climax, 1932 32 Lyons' first six months 33 Debt, imperial preference and cricket Part X Recovery, 1933-37 34 Economic recovery 35 An emergency government without an emergency Epilogue: A resilient nation Appendix: Federal and state elections, 1927-37 Notes References Index
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