Battle of the Banks: How AD Men, Barristers and Bankers Ended Ben Chifley's Boldest Plan - Paperback
by Bob Crawshaw
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Australian Scholarly PublishingISBN-13:9781923267275ISBN-10:1923267272UPC:9781923267275Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Australia & New Zealand, Modern, Banks & BankingBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCZ6YFRTEQ
After the Second World War, the Australian Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley embarked on a radical plan to replace the banking system with a single national bank, igniting a broad wave of resistance. The banking industry launched media campaigns, legal challenges and coast-to-coast protests to defeat the move. Opposition Leader Robert Menzies and the new Liberal Party opposed the takeover, harnessing the fury over bank nationalisation to win the first in a series of election triumphs that lasted almost a quarter of a century. This book is the story of the politicians, media magnates, ad men, feminists, community activists and bank clerks who contested the planned changes to Australian banking.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Australian Scholarly PublishingISBN-13:9781923267275ISBN-10:1923267272UPC:9781923267275Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Australia & New Zealand, Modern, Banks & BankingBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCZ6YFRTEQ
Crawshaw, Bob: - Bob Crawshaw served in the Australian Army and was the service's first Director of Army Public Affairs. He later established a public relations agency, using his experience to help governments and community organisations effectively promote their ideas, and receiving Australian and international recognition. More recently, he has focused on the stories behind the advertising and public relations campaigns that shaped modern Australia.
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