The Power of Economic Ideas: The origins of Keynesian macroeconomic management in interwar Australia 1929-39

by Alex Millmow

Economics, Keynes once wrote, can be a 'very dangerous science'. Sometimes, though, it can be moulded to further the common good though it might need a leap in mental outlook, a whole new zeitgeist to be able do do. This book is about a transformation in Australian economists' thought and ideas during the interwar period. It focuses upon the interplay between economic ideas, players and policy sometimes in the public arena. In a decade marked by depression,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921666269
• ISBN13: 9781921666261
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"