Giblin's platoon : the trials and triumph of the economist in Australian public life /

Giblin's platoon : the trials and triumph of the economist in Australian public life /

"Around 1920 there formed a friendship of four men who were to be at the heart of Australian economic thought and policy-making over the next 30 years: L.F. Giblin, J.B. Brigden, D.B. Copland and Roland Wilson. This book tells their story. As economists, they were to become key figures in the d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coleman, William, 1959-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Cornish, Selwyn, Hagger, A. J. (Alfred James)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Economists > Australia.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
Economists.
Australia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Tasmanian genesis
  • Building
  • Gold and capital
  • Economic science and political power
  • Giblin and Keynes
  • The Great Depression and the battle for inflation
  • Open letters and private correspondence
  • The seven-pointed star
  • In war and peace
  • The last ridge.