Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
6. Map xvi
7. Chapter 1. Introduction: Weaving Analysis and Narrative 1
8. Chapter 2. What Is to Be Explained, and How 11
9. Chapter 3. Origins: An Economy Built from Scratch? 37
10. Chapter 4. Squatting, Colonial Autocracy, and Imperial Policies 57
11. Chapter 5. Becoming Very Rich 80
12. Chapter 6. Depression, Drought, and Federation 113
13. Chapter 7. A Succession of Negative Shocks 144
14. Chapter 8. The Pacific War and the Second Golden Age 176
15. Chapter 9. Shocks, Policy Shift s, and Another Long Boom 210
16. Chapter 10. The Shifting Bases of Prosperity 246
17. Appendix: Note on Statistics and Sources 257
18. References 259
19. Index 277
20. Backmatter 282