Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay; McGregor, Murray J. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2009
The Australian desert economy is a $90 billion dollar economy. However currently, there is a reliance on a few industry … sectors in delivering its output. About 60% of the gross revenue of the desert comes from only three sectors - mining … and the fact that the resources boom is unlikely to be an on-going phenomenon. How can desert economies mitigate risks …