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Economics

The Resource Curse and Its Effects on Authoritarian Resilience

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Ghana, a democracy with limited resources, achieved per-capita GDP growth nearly three times faster than oil-rich Nigeria between 2000 and 2010.

Why this is interesting

Why do countries with vast oil or mineral wealth so often live under dictators? The very resources that should enrich a nation can instead cement its rulers in power.