An Economic History Of Australia
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Few works have shaped the understanding of Australia's economic development as definitively as Edward Shann's landmark study, a monumental account that chronicles the continent's financial and commercial evolution from colonial settlement through to the early twentieth century. Shann, who served as Professor of History and Economics at the University of Western Australia, brings scholarly rigour and narrative authority to bear on the forces — land policy, labour markets, pastoral expansion, banking crises, and federation — that forged Australia's distinctive economic character. Written with the conviction of a seasoned academic who lived through many of the transformations he documents, this work argues that Australia's prosperity was neither accidental nor inevitable, but the product of specific institutional choices and their often turbulent consequences. Shann's prose is precise yet accessible, illuminating the interplay between British capital, immigrant ambition, and the harsh demands of an unforgiving landscape in a way that remains as relevant as it is revelatory. For anyone seeking to understand how a penal colony became one of the world's most prosperous nations, this authoritative text is an indispensable starting point.
Author: Edward Shann
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few works have shaped the understanding of Australia's economic development as definitively as Edward Shann's landmark study, a monumental account that chronicles the continent's financial and commercial evolution from colonial settlement through to the early twentieth century. Shann, who served as Professor of History and Economics at the University of Western Australia, brings scholarly rigour and narrative authority to bear on the forces — land policy, labour markets, pastoral expansion, banking crises, and federation — that forged Australia's distinctive economic character. Written with the conviction of a seasoned academic who lived through many of the transformations he documents, this work argues that Australia's prosperity was neither accidental nor inevitable, but the product of specific institutional choices and their often turbulent consequences. Shann's prose is precise yet accessible, illuminating the interplay between British capital, immigrant ambition, and the harsh demands of an unforgiving landscape in a way that remains as relevant as it is revelatory. For anyone seeking to understand how a penal colony became one of the world's most prosperous nations, this authoritative text is an indispensable starting point.