The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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Page 187
... rural interests in search of overseas markets , wanted Australia to devalue in step so that Australia's mineral and rural exports would remain competitively priced . Manufacturers hoping to improve their stake in the home market ...
... rural interests in search of overseas markets , wanted Australia to devalue in step so that Australia's mineral and rural exports would remain competitively priced . Manufacturers hoping to improve their stake in the home market ...
Page 193
... rural society , their sons and daughters found fewer employment opportunities . Un- employed young people tended to stay in one town , where any episodes of fighting or drinking built up an accumulation of prejudice . Unofficial ...
... rural society , their sons and daughters found fewer employment opportunities . Un- employed young people tended to stay in one town , where any episodes of fighting or drinking built up an accumulation of prejudice . Unofficial ...
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... Rural Australia was no longer an adequate base , although after 1974 it was almost entirely a non - Labor fief . By wiping out the government bounty on superphosphate , cutting the subsidy on petrol for rural areas and pointedly ignoring ...
... Rural Australia was no longer an adequate base , although after 1974 it was almost entirely a non - Labor fief . By wiping out the government bounty on superphosphate , cutting the subsidy on petrol for rural areas and pointedly ignoring ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
Copyright | |
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