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Not to mention the intense lobbying done by the Australian coal companies. The Dutch curse strikes again.
by stevenhuang 4y ago
Not to mention the intense lobbying done by the Australian coal companies. The Dutch curse strikes again.
- defrost 4y agoI'm guessing you mean the broader global usage applied to Australia as a whole: Dutch economic experience where the manufacturing sector declined and suffered general inflation as a result of the booming natural gas sector. ie: An exurberance of raw natural resources killing other sectors of the economy. In the context of Western Australia, though, one might argue that the "Dutch curse" is consistently smashing your ships up against the shores of one of the more hostile coasts globally. All in the name of The Spice Must Flow. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwrecks_of_Western_Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwrecks_of_Western_Australi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company