Simon Ville

As a non-economist an interesting read though there were certainly limits to what I got out of this book. Mostly what I have taken from this book is the historical aspect, it was interesting to see the expansion of the colonies and more recent Australian history discussed from an economic perspective. I was pleased (and saddened that this is the case) that some attention was paid to how little detail is known about the Aboriginal economy both during pre-colonial, colonial and current times. If you are interested in economic history or Australian history more generally this would be a good read for you.… (mehr)