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Author Scott, Walter D

Title Australia and the challenge of change : being a study of the second industrial revolution and its possible effects upon Australia / by Walter Scott
Published Sydney : Law Book Co. of Australasia, 1957

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 ADPML SPLGA  330.994 Sco/Aat  LIB USE ONLY
Description 540 pages ; 24 cm
Contents PART 1. The direction of change: 1. The present -- 2. The future -- The path of change: 3. The (First) Industrial revolution -- 4. Mass production & war -- The agencies of change: 5. Electronics -- 6. Cybernetics -- 7. Automation -- Atomics -- The evidence of change: 9. In the factory : automation -- 10. In the office : computers -- 11. In distribution -- 12. In transport -- 13. In power -- 14. In materials -- 15. In agriculture -- 16. In home and health -- The effects of change: 17. Competition -- 18. Research -- 19. Operations research -- 20. Social conditions -- 21. Management -- 22. Education -- PART 2. And Australia: 23. Introducing Australia -- 24. The challenge of technological change -- 25. Migration, population and the standard of living -- 26. The development of under-developed countries -- 27. The effect upon inflation -- 28. The balance of payments problem -- 29. Capital and public works -- 30. Defence and its implications -- 31. Government and its responsibilities -- 32. Taxation and its effects -- 33. The promise of raw materials -- 34. Research : the industry of discovery -- 35. Regional development programmes -- 36. The importance of small business -- 37. Labour : and arbitration -- 38. The challenge of education -- 39. Operation Australia
Notes Includes bibliography
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Automation -- Australia.
Economic history -- 1945-
Industries -- Australia.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Technological innovations -- Australia.
Technological innovations.
Technology -- Social aspects -- Australia.
Technology -- Social aspects.
SUBJECT Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009587
Australia -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009585 -- 1945-1965
Australia -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009585 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
Australia -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009585
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Industries
Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
Australia -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311
LC no. 58017932