The Economic Development of Australia by A G L Shaw

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Biro pen on front cover. Body text and binding are still good. No dust jacket. Book is now in a non-adhesive glossy protective cover.

A short account of Australian economic development. The book is divided into 3 parts covering: Dependent settlements, six colonies, and the Commonwealth, which examines various industries, wars, politics, and the standard of living.

Fourth edition of the book, first written in 1944, reprinted with minor corrections, including three chapters added to cover the Second World War and the following 15 years.