Monopoly control : government ownership and control of network utility industries in Australia from 1788 to 1988 /: government ownership and control of network utility industries in Australia from 1788 to 1988. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Malcolm Abbott, Bruce Cohen.
• Authors: Abbott, Malcolm, 1963-; (Consultant), Cohen, Bruce
• Contents: Part I: Setting the framework.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Australian economic development and network utilities.- Part II: The construction of the new infrastructure: the 19th century.- Chapter 3: Infrastructure development: industrialisation, institutions, private interests, and public capital investment.- Chapter 4: The colonial post office.- Chapter 5: Local supply networks: water and gas.- Chapter 6: Railways: emergence and development.- Part III: A new nation and its networks: 1901 to 1945.- Chapter 7: Infrastructure provision for a new nation.- Chapter 8: The development of telecommunications.- Chapter 9: Urban amenities: electricity, gas, and tramways.- Chapter 10: The railways: growth and decline.- Part IV: The post-war era: 1945 to 1988.- Chapter 11: The post-war world.- Chapter 12: Telecommunications: extending the network.- Chapter 13: Urban growth and change.- Chapter 14: Transport: a new way forward.- Part V: Conclusion.- Chapter 15: Economic policy, service delivery, and productivity.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (374 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 338.7490994; Government ownership -- Australia -- History; Communication -- Australia -- History; Transportation -- Australia -- History; Public utilities -- Australia -- History; Economic development -- Australia; Australia -- Economic policy -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789819927265
• Related ISBNs: 9789819927258
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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