1.介绍在二十一世纪初期,澳大利亚矿业经历了一次引人注目的复兴。然而在最初的十年间,由于主要资源以最低价格出口长达一个世纪之久,矿业不再被认为是澳大利亚“旧经济”的象征。这似乎证实了普雷维什-辛格假说:随着时间推移,相对于其他商品和服务,大宗商品价格将继续下降。不过,在2000年,亚洲新兴经济体的快速城市化和工业化极大地改变 1. Introduction In the early 2000s, the Australian mining industry experienced a dramatic revival. However, for the first ten years, mining was no longer considered a symbol of Australia’s “old economy,” as its key resources were exported at the lowest prices for more than a century. This seems to confirm the Prebisch-Singh hypothesis that commodity prices will continue to decline over time relative to other goods and services. However, rapid urbanization and industrialization in emerging Asia in 2000 have greatly changed