Jim Cairns: The Dreamer

Jim Cairns was the only academic economist to become Treasurer. But despite his qualifications, even his own assessment was that his tenure as Treasurer was unsuccessful. While a driving force behind the 1974 budget, he was Treasurer for only seven months and was one of only a handful of Treasurers not to bring down a budget. Cairns was an idealistic dreamer, but did little to realise his visions of a fairer society during his troubled treasurership.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Hawkins, John
Published in:	Economic Roundup. - Treasury. - 2014, 2, p. 79-89
Publisher:	Treasury
Subject:	Jim Cairns \| Australia \| Treasurer

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	B31 - Individuals ; E63 - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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