随着大宗商品价格的下跌,很多国家正在看清过分依赖自然资源的经济模式会带来什么后果。大宗商品,对一个国家而言,就像是就是古希腊传说中半人半鸟的女海妖塞壬女神,既迷人又危险。价格高时,大宗商品出口国欢心鼓舞觉得自己所向披靡。石油、天然气和金属就能把国库填满,外汇现金滚滚而来、薪资丰厚的工作机会遍地都是。这类国家的政府对经济中其他的部分或问题漠不关心设置故意视而不见,而且相信这样的经济模式会天长地久。但是,凡事都有尽头。 With the drop in commodity prices, many countries are seeing the consequences of over-reliance on natural-resource-based economic models. Commodity, for a country, is like a goddess of the sequel to the half-human half-bird of ancient Greek legend, both fascinating and dangerous. When prices are high, commodity exporters are encouraged to find themselves invincible. Oil, gas and metals can fill the state treasury, foreign currency billows and lucrative jobs everywhere. The government of such countries deliberately turns a blind eye to the indifference of other parts or issues of the economy and believes that such an economic model will last forever. However, everything ends.