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Natural resources always make a country wealthy.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that natural resources always make a country wealthy?

Unclear. Several peer-reviewed and reference sources describe a 'resource curse': resource-rich countries such as India, Bangladesh and the DRC facing institutional failure, conflict and poverty rather than automatic wealth. None directly tests the universal claim that natural resources always make a country wealthy.

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Evidence against · 4
Resource curse - Wikipedia
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Resource curse - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse

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Challenges of natural resources management in India: Is it institutional Failure?
2018
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C., K. T. (2018). Challenges of natural resources management in India: Is it institutional Failure?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.36953/ecj.2018.19314

Climate Resilient Coastal Zone Development in Bangladesh: Participatory Governance for Common Resources Management
2010
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Climate Resilient Coastal Zone Development in Bangladesh: Participatory Governance for Common Resources Management. (2010). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3068-9_4

THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO(DRC) WITHOUT ITS MINERAL RESOURCES: WOOD AS A CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTRY
2021
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THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO(DRC) WITHOUT ITS MINERAL RESOURCES: WOOD AS A CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTRY. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.36106/8741031

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