Why Australia Prospered

By Ian W. McLean,

Book cover of Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth

Book description

This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and…

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1 author picked Why Australia Prospered as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the best book written on Australian economic history.

How did a convict colony become one of the world’s most prosperous economies and successful democratic societies in just 200 years? McLean takes us methodically through the evidence with a compelling narrative dispelling popular myths along the way.

A good read alongside Why Nations Fail.

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