The vulnerable country [[electronic resource] ] : Australia and the global economy / / Tom Conley

• Autore: Conley Tom
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (333 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.994
• Soggetto topico: International economic relations - 21st century; International business enterprises - 21st century
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Economic policy 21st century; Australia Foreign economic relations 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Australia 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 protec
• Titolo autorizzato: The vulnerable country
• ISBN: 1-74223-193-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139358403321
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