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1、Withabitofself-belief,Australiacouldbecomeamodelnation再多一些自信,澳大利亚可以成为一个模范国家May26th2011
2、fromtheprinteditionIMAGINEacountryofabout25mpeople,democratic,tolerant,welcomingtoimmigrants,sociallyharmonious,politicallystableandeconomicallysuccessful;goodbeachesto
3、o.ItsoundslikeCalifornia30yearsago,butitisnot:itisAustraliatoday.YetAustraliacouldbecomeasortofCalifornia—andperhapsastillmoresuccessfulversionoftheGoldenState.想象这样一个国家:大约2500万人口,民主、宽容、欢迎移民、社会和谐、政治稳定、经济成功,还有良好的海滩。听上去这像是30年前的加利福利亚,不,这是现在的澳大利亚。不过,澳大利亚能够成为某种
4、形式上的加利福利亚,并且很可能比它更为成功。Italreadyhasasuccessfuleconomy,whichunlikeCalifornia’shasavoidedrecessionsince1991,andapoliticalsystemthatgenerallyservesitwell.Itisbenefitingfromaresourcesbonanzathatbringsitquantitiesofmoneyfordoingnomorethanscrapingupmineralsandsh
5、ippingthemtoAsia.Itisthemostpleasantrichcountrytolivein,reportsasurveythisweekbytheOECD.And,sinceAsia’sappetiteforironore,coal,naturalgasandmuttonshowsnosignsofabating,thebonanzaseemssettocontinueforawhile,evenifitisdowngradedtosomelesserformofboom(seeart
6、icle).However,asourspecialreportinthisissuemakesclear,thecountry’seconomicsuccessowesmuchlesstorecentwindfallsthantopoliciesappliedoverthe20yearsbefore2003.Textbookeconomicsandsoundmanagementhavetrulyworkedwonders.澳大利亚已有成功的经济,与加利福利亚不同,它自1991年以来就避开了衰退,得益于丰
7、富的自然资源,仅仅是把矿产积攒起来并运往亚洲,就为澳大利亚带来了大笔的财富。本周,经合组织一份调查报告显示,澳大利亚是富国里面最适宜居住的国家。并且,由于亚洲国家对铁矿石、媒、天然气、羊毛的胃口看上去并无削减之势,澳大利亚的好运还要持续一段时间——即便蓬勃发展的势头有放缓之势。(看文章)。不过,就此问题,正如我们的专题报道中阐明的那样,澳大利亚的经济成功更多归功于2003年前实施了20多年的政策,而非近来的意外之财。教科书式的经济(模式)和完善的经营管理真实不假地创造了奇迹。Aflashinthepan?
8、昙花一现?Australiansmustnowdecidewhatsortofcountrytheywanttheirchildrentolivein.Theycanenjoytheirprosperity,squanderwhattheydonotconsumeandwaittoseewhatthefuturebrings;ortheycanactivelysetaboutcreatingthesortofsocietythatothernationsenvyandwanttoemulate.Calif
9、ornia,formanypeoplestillthestateofthefuture,mayholdsomelessons.Itshistoryalsoincludesagoldrush,anenergyboomandthedevelopmentofathrivingfarmsector.Itwentontoreaptheeconomicbenefitsofanexcellenthigher-educationsystema