Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life

by Tim Rowse

Book Overview

H. C. Coombs was one of the most influential Australians of the twentieth century. Born in 1906, he is best known as the governor of the Reserve Bank, but the breadth of his activities and his commitment to public life until his death is unsurpassed. Tim Rowse traces Coombs' life from his childhood in Western Australia to his many roles as policy maker, change agent, advocate and adviser. Particularly interested in Coombs as an economist, Tim Rowse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521677831
• ISBN13: 9780521677837
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.7"