The Short Goodbye: A Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust

by Elisabeth Wynhausen

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522857493
• ISBN13: 9780522857498
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"