This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a … with the Aboriginal economy at the end of the eighteenth century, Ian McLean argues that Australia's remarkable prosperity …

This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a … with the Aboriginal economy at the end of the eighteenth century, Ian McLean argues that Australia's remarkable prosperity …, 1890 to 1914.; Figure 6.4 Growth indicators: Argentina, Australia, and Canada, 1890 to 1913.; Tropics, Crops, and …