The Great Depression
Was Queensland Different
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2757461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Costar (corresponding author), B J Costar |
| Year | 1974 |
| Issue | 26 |
| Pages | 32 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-6942 • E-ISSN: 1839-3039 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/27508115 |
| OpenAlex | W2332844608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Recent years have witnessed a much welcomed upsurge in published material dealing with the Great Depression in Australia. However, a less welcome feature of this research is that it has almost totally ignored the course and effects of the depression in the State of Queensland. It is far beyond the scope of this article to provide a comprehensive coverage of the depression in Queensland; yet it is possible to examine a number of important issues which, taken together, provide some understanding of Queensland's response to the depressed economic situation. Despite the protestations of some, Queensland in the 1930s was clearly a part of the Australian economic and political structure and, as such, conformed to the general Australian response to the depression. This general response was characterised by factionalism and sectionalism within the community. There was little evidence of social homogeneity in Australia during the depression years. However, in regard to the severity of the depression, the question of unemployment and its relief, the fate of the Labor Party, and the activities of business and professional men, Queensland's response to the depression differed quite significantly from that of the other States. It will be the aim of this article to investigate and to attempt to explain the extent and causes of these differences. As Marian Gough, Helen Hughes, Bruce McFarlane and G. R. Palmer have pointed out
Depression (economics) · Economics · Keynesian economics · Media studies · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Australian History and Society · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |