The Netherlands, after its discovery of North Sea gas and oil, found itself plagued with growing unemployment and workforce disability (many of those who could not get jobs found disability benefits to be more generous than unemployment benefits.) When the exchange rate soars as a result of resource booms, countries cannot export manufactured or agriculture goods, and domestic producers cannot compete with an onslaught of imports.
自从荷兰在北海地区发现石油和天然气之后，整个国家就一直被不断上升的失业率和劳动力失去劳动能力的问题所困扰（许多找不到工作的人发现失去劳动能力救济要比失业救济更有利可图。）能源工业迅速发展使得荷兰盾币值骤升，制造业和农业产品出口减少，国内产品同大量廉价的进口产品相比，在价格上处于劣势。