The adaptable country
What can Australians do? They used to make radios, TV sets and Volkswagens, writes Jock Given. After 2016, they won't even be making Falcons. Reviews the books (1) 'The people's car: a global history of the Volkswagen Beetle', by Bernhard Rieger, published by Harvard University Press; (2) 'Whatever you do in life, don't do it all your life!' by Ivan Deveson, published by Melbourne Books; and (3) 'Why Australia prospered: the shifting sources of economic growth', by Ian W. McLean, published by Princeton University Press.
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