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Climate notes: The curse of resources in Africa
Sabine Wilke, Jana Lippelt
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2011
ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, Nr. 05, 47-49
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2011
ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, Nr. 05, 47-49
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Raw material prices are rising to new heights but ones hears little about economic prosperity in the raw material exporting countries, particularly in Africa. On the contrary, extreme poverty, high unemployment, violence, corruption and mismanagement prevail. This article discusses the question of the negative effects of resource wealth.
JEL Classification: O410, O200, Q300, Q320
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ifo Schnelldienst 5/2011
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2011
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, Nr. 05
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2011, 64, Nr. 05