Economic Enquiry In Australia

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics

Increased economic productivity has been responsible for much of the improvement in Australia's living standards over the last 25 years. However, Australia's productivity has declined since the 1990's. The factors responsible for Australia's current lower rate of productivity growth should be examined, with the objective of identifying key 'levers' which will assist in returning the Australian economy to a trajectory of robust growth in productivity. The Committee will inquire into, and report on, the key factors influencing Australia's productivity growth rate ... "--P. [xv]

The authors trace the relationship between Australia's economic well being and the international economy from the late nineteenth-century onwards. This book fills the need for an introductory text in this area for undergraduate students of economics, politics and history and for the general reader who wishes to understand how the Australian economy operates.

This two-volume collection brings together the first 56 Joseph Fisher Lectures in economics and commerce, presented at the Adelaide University every other year since 1904. Funds for the Lectures, together with a medal for the top accounting student each year, were kindly provided by a £1,000 endowment to the University by the prominent Adelaide businessman Joseph Fisher in 1903. The Lectures address a wide range of Australian economic issues, in addition to some international economic issues of national significance. They have stood the test of time extremely well, while also providing a reminder of the events and concerns that were prominent at different times during the past century.