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12∞ · Question 8.6.11

Why are resource-rich places so often poor?

Economists call it the resource curse. Oil, gems, and minerals can be extracted by outsiders and a small local elite without building a broad economy, and the revenue invites…

From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.

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Part
8: Hidden, Suppressed, Forgotten, or Misunderstood
Gate
8.6: Money in the Shadows
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Page 270

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