Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. No dust jacket. Book is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover. Foxing to foredges. Interior and binding are still very good.
A first hand account of the Great Depression as it happened in Australia, presenting an outline of the economic crisis and sketching the main lines of policy pursued in reaction to it. A diary of events is also provided, along with statistical tables and charts.
Based on the Alfred Marshall Lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge, October and November 1933.
Chapters cover topics such as the nation's economic basis, the impact of the crisis, adjustment methods, the role of institutions, the balance of payments, deflationary actions, public finance, and recovery strategies.

