Inflation and the Making of Australian Macroeconomic Policy, 1945–85 [electronic resource] /
Beggs, Michael.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inflation, the state and economic policy -- The long 1950s -- "External balance" and the counter-inflationary imperative -- Inflation and the keynesianism of restraint -- From the "battle for the banks" to the "credit sqeeze" : monetary policy in the long 1950s -- The long 1970s -- From bretton woods to the float -- Inflation and macroeconomic policy in the long 1970s -- Strengthening the central bank -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
International economics.
Labor economics.
Macroeconomics.
Public policy.
Economic Policy.
Economic History.
International Economics.
Labor Economics.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Public Policy.