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  • Australian Steel in a Globalised World

    From 1964 to 2024

    by Malcolm Abbott ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the history and evolution of Australia’s steel industry. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the creation of a large, technologically advanced steel sector was widely seen as essential for economic development, providing vital inputs for railways, shipping, engineering, and construction. While new materials such as plastics, aluminium, and concrete have since taken centre ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Professionalism and Commercialism in Australian Cricket

    by Malcolm Abbott ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book focuses on the development of cricket in Australia, with a focus on the commercial and professional aspects of the game. It takes a historical approach and analyses the reasons behind the ebbs and flows of commercialisation in the game. It also applies economic analysis to help provide it with some original insights into the way in which the game is structured and has developed in ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Monopoly Control

    Government Ownership and Control of Network Utility Industries in Australia from 1788 to 1988

    by Malcolm Abbott, Bruce Cohen ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book traces the historical development of the network utilities sector in Australia (communications, rail, gas, electricity, water supply, and sewerage services). It looks across industries, time periods and the state and federal jurisdictions, to identify what motivated the various governments to establish these enterprises and what issues arose. The book is therefore informed by the ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Utilities Reform in Twenty-First Century Australia

    Providing the Essentials

    by Malcolm Abbott, Bruce Cohen ...
    Utilities Reform in 21st Century Australia: Providing the Essentials traces the development and consequences of the economic reform measures undertaken in the utilities sector in Australia (communications, energy, water/wastewater services, and transport) in the last years of the 20th century, and early decades of the 21st century. In doing so, it looks at the process of reform across industries, ... Read more

    $100.99 USD

  • China’s Electricity Industry

    Past, Present and Future

    by Ma Xiaoying, Malcolm Abbott ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive account of the electricity industry in China, the world's largest power producer and carbon emitter. The authors describe the historical development of China’s energy sector and study the structure and economics of the industry. Furthermore, the book studies the impact of China’s substantial demand for coal, oil and natural gas on world energy markets and ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Early Development of the Aviation Industry

    Entrepreneurs of the Sky

    by Malcolm Abbott, Jill Bamforth ...
    The Early Development of the Aviation Industry: Entrepreneurs of the Sky provides an introduction to the world of the early aviation industry and the business endeavours of the original aviators.Many of the first pioneers who flew heavier-than-air planes went on to develop considerable industrial concerns. In doing so they exhibited a number of entrepreneurial qualities, which provide useful case ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Economics of the Gas Supply Industry

    by Malcolm Abbott ...
    In recent years, natural gas has become a major source of energy, with trade across borders increasing through both pipelines and as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Owing to this global development, this book traces the development of the gas supply industry, from localised to national industries and national industries to a major global industry. It looks at the basic economics and origins of the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Markets and the State

    Microeconomic Policy in Australia

    by Malcolm Abbott ...
    This book illustrates essential microeconomic concepts and theories through the examination of related policy formulation in Australia since the 1980s. It provides a fresh approach to the subject of microeconomics from the perspective of both market and government failures.By looking at how Australia has transformed over the course of time, the book traces and tracks these changes and relates them ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Dog Days

    Australia After the Boom

    by Ross Garnaut ...
    Series Book 3 - Redback
    A blueprint for the nation after the boom.Australians have just lived through a period of exceptional prosperity, but, says influential economist Ross Garnaut, the Dog Days are on their way. Are we ready for the challenges ahead?In Dog Days, Garnaut explains how we got here, what we can expect next and the tough choices we need to make to survive the new economic conditions. Are we clever enough – ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Why Australia Prospered

    The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth

    by Ian W. McLean ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and sustained economic growth and success. Beginning with the Aboriginal ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • Tax Haven Ireland

    by Brian OBoyle, Kieran Allen ...
    This is the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe became one of the world’s major tax havens. From global corporations such as Apple and Google, to investment bankers and mainstream politicians, those taking advantage of Ireland’s pro-business tax laws and shadow banking system have amassed untold riches at enormous social cost to ordinary people at home and abroad.Tax Haven Ireland ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reset

    Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession

    by Ross Garnaut ...
    ‘The nation’s most prophetic economist’—Ross GittinsIn Reset, renowned economist Ross Garnaut shows how the COVID-19 crisis offers Australia the opportunity to reset its economy and build a successful future – and why the old approaches will not work.Garnaut develops the idea of a renewable superpower, he calls for a basic income and he explores what the ‘decoupling’ of China and America will mean ... Read more

    $8.99 USD