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The vulnerable country : Australia and the global economy /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
University of New South Wales Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 325 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1742231934 9781742231938 |