Western Australian Economic History Summit 2020

Western Australian Economic History Summit 2020

• Opening Address: Pamela Statham Drew
• Session 1 (Methods and Frameworks): Rok Spruk, 'Synthetic Growth Analysis and WA Economic History' and Tom Emery, 'Sub-National Economic Analysis - An Australian Case Study.'
• Session 2 (Economic Development): Matthew Tonts, '20th Century Rural Development,' and Andrew Pickford, 'Ending the Great Stagnation: Economic Transformation and Innovation in Western Australia Prior to the Goldrush.'
• Session 3 (Institutions and Infrastructure): Bruce Baskerville, 'Co-operative Development in WA,' and Malcolm Tull, 'The Past, Present and Future of WA Ports.'
• Session 4 (The Entrepreneurial Spirit): Mel Davies, 'Claude Albo de Bernales: Mining Entrepreneur, Wizard of the Golden West, or Charlatan?'