In this timely Quarterly Essay, Andrew Charlton demolishes some myths about Australia's long boom. Around 2000 Australia's economy became tied to the supercharged rise of China. We had the good fortune to have exactly the resources it wanted.

Includes correspondence : Mary Crock, Michael Bachelard, Neil James, David Corlett, Andrew Hamilton, Paul Toohey.

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Includes bibliographical references (page 101)