On this occasion, the growth potential of countries such as China and India suggests that the expansion in resource demand could continue for an extended period, though this will depend at least to some extent on the economic management skills of the authorities in these countries, not to mention our own.
6  BIS Review 20/2010  Assessment The booms that I have described took place over a period of about 160 years, and against very different backgrounds. Yet, some similarities come through. The first point that stands out is the important role played by global events in causing mining booms in Australia.