02714nam 2200565Ia 450 991013935840332120200520144314.01-74223-193-4(CKB)2520000000009434(EBL)533804(OCoLC)635291418(SSID)ssj0000475026(PQKBManifestationID)11315381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000475026(PQKBWorkID)10454432(PQKB)11142182(MiAaPQ)EBC533804(Au-PeEL)EBL533804(CaPaEBR)ebr10372281(EXLCZ)99252000000000943420090414d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe vulnerable country[electronic resource] Australia and the global economy /Tom ConleySydney University of New South Wales Press20091 online resource (333 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-012-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1The Political Economy of Vulnerability; 2 Sustainable Globalisation?; 3 The World Economy in the Twenty-First Century; 4 Australia in Boom and Gloom; 5 Asia, Anxiety and Opportunity; 6 Finance, Investment and Debt; 7 Trade and Industry Policy; 8 Socially Sustainable Globalisation for Australia; Notes; IndexAustralia was born vulnerable. From its beginnings as a precarious convict settlement on the 'other side of the world', through the development of self-governing colonies, to Federation and beyond, recognising and dealing with vulnerability led Australians to embrace an insular attitude to the outside world, which in turn translated into state control over the economy and highly protectionist policies. So how did Australia transform from a protected, insular country to an outwardly focused, globalised one? And why, in the current economic climate, should Australia resist a return to its protecInternational economic relations21st centuryInternational business enterprises21st centuryAustraliaEconomic policy21st centuryAustraliaForeign economic relations21st centuryElectronic books.International economic relationsInternational business enterprises338.994Conley Tom168200MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139358403321The vulnerable country2267129UNINA