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The Short Goodbye: A Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust
Elisabeth Wynhausen
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Description for The Short Goodbye: A Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Elisabeth Wynhausen was at her desk writing a story about people being sacked when she was sacked herself. The Short Goodbye is the untold story of a nation forever changed by the global financial crisis and the people whose lives have been glossed over in the grand narratives of politicians and commentators. With verve and wit, she dissects the myth that Australia dodged a financial bullet by documenting the lives of those discarded on an economic minefield, from bankers to factory workers, and warns that without reform Australia could suffer a more terrible social and economic calamity from the next ... Read more
Elisabeth Wynhausen was at her desk writing a story about people being sacked when she was sacked herself. The Short Goodbye is the untold story of a nation forever changed by the global financial crisis and the people whose lives have been glossed over in the grand narratives of politicians and commentators. With verve and wit, she dissects the myth that Australia dodged a financial bullet by documenting the lives of those discarded on an economic minefield, from bankers to factory workers, and warns that without reform Australia could suffer a more terrible social and economic calamity from the next ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522857498
SKU
V9780522857498
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Ref
99-3
About Elisabeth Wynhausen
Elisabeth Wynhausen is the author of Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market, which was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Manly Girls, shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and On Resilience. She has been a staff writer for The Bulletin, The National Times and The Australian.
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