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Inflation and the Making of Australian Macroeconomic Policy, 1945–85

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Michael Beggs

    1. University of Sydney, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Inflation, the State and Economic Policy

    1. Inflation, the State and Economic Policy

      • Michael Beggs
      Pages 1-28

  4. The Long 1970s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. From Bretton Woods to the Float

      • Michael Beggs
      Pages 139-175

    3. Inflation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Long 1970s

      • Michael Beggs
      Pages 176-211

    4. Strengthening the Central Bank

      • Michael Beggs
      Pages 212-246

    5. Conclusion

      • Michael Beggs
      Pages 247-277

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 278-325
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About this book

In the decades after World War II, inflation undermined the aspiration for full employment in Australia. This book tells the story of how the Australian state was shaped by the confrontation with monetary instability: a pre-history of neoliberalism.

Reviews

“The essential facts about the rise and fall of inflation are discussed and the related literature is reviewed. These aspects of the book are generally well done, … book aimed at attracting the attention of a wider audience: … .” (Selwyn Cornish, Economic Record, Vol. 93 (300), March, 2017)



“This is a scholarly and in many respects impressive book, derived from the author’s doctoral thesis. … Read as a set of essays on the relationship between contemporary economic ideas and macroeconomic policy-making in Australia between the 1940s and the 1980s, this book makes a strong contribution to historical literature.” (John Singleton, Australian Historical Studies, Vol. 48 (1), February, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sydney, Australia

    Michael Beggs

About the author

Michael Beggs is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney, Australia, where he works on the history of monetary thought and policy.

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