{"product_id":"2026200014502-secondhand-the-economic-development-of-australia","title":"The Economic Development Of Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the convict settlements of the early nineteenth century to the industrial and agricultural powerhouse of the modern era, The Economic Development of Australia presents a rigorous and authoritative account of how a continent transformed itself into one of the world's most prosperous nations. A. G. L. Shaw, a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Sydney, chronicles the complex interplay of land policy, labour, capital investment, and trade that shaped Australia's economic destiny, grounding his analysis in meticulous historical scholarship and a commanding grasp of primary sources.\n\nShaw's work stands as a landmark in Australian historiography, illustrating the ways in which colonial institutions, immigration patterns, and commodity booms — from wool to gold — forged a distinctly Australian capitalism unlike any other in the British Empire. His precise, analytical prose strips away myth and sentiment to reveal the structural forces that built a nation, leaving the reader to wonder just how fragile — and how remarkable — that achievement truly was.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216196739291,"sku":"2026200014502-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bedbf6f5-42a8-498b-b96d-3b1713b2b6e2.png?v=1788405092","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014502-secondhand-the-economic-development-of-australia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}