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Book Launch – The Cambridge Economic History of Australia

Cambridge Economic History of Australia Book Launch-authors

Authors from left: Martin Shanahan, Richard Pomfret, Jonathan Pincus & John Wilson

Last night the School of Economics together with the Economic Society of Australia (SA Branch) were pleased to host the launch of the Cambridge Economic History of Australia. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, the launch was appropriately held in the beautiful and historic Reading Room of the University’s Barr Smith Library. Attending the launch were authors Richard Pomfret (University of Adelaide), John Wilson (University of South Australia), Jonathan Pincus (University of Adelaide) and Martin Shanahan (University of South Australia).

The keynote addresses were given by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Warren Bebbington, and the President of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, Professor Martin Shanahan. Also attending were Adelaide City Council Councillor Anne Moran, Executive Dean, Faculty of the Professions, Professor Christopher Findlay, distinguished legal historian Professor Wilf Prest, staff and students from the universities of Adelaide and South Australia, officers of the SA Economics Teachers Association, and other members of the public.

Guests enjoying the historic setting of the Barr Smith Library Reading Room

Guests enjoying the historic setting of the Barr Smith Library Reading Room

Australia’s economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement, into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation’s economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia’s interaction with the international economy.
To order the book please go to: www.cambridge.edu.au

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