Can Afghanistan avoid the Natural Resource Curse? |
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Authors: | Jonathan Lipow |
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Institution: | Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI), Naval Postgraduate School , 1 University Way, Monterey , CA , 93943 , USA |
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Abstract: | Recent discoveries of significant mineral deposits offer Afghanistan the opportunity to attain a level of economic development sufficient to stabilize that country's volatile security situation while providing Afghans with a reasonable standard of living. Much, however, depends on whether Afghanistan can avoid the “Natural Resource Curse,” an inter-related set of economic and social pathologies that often bedevil resource-endowed countries. In this article, the authors describe the Natural Resource Curse, evaluate the obstacles it raises for Afghan economic development, and offer a strategy to minimize the risks Afghanistan faces in its efforts to exploit its mineral wealth for the benefit of the population. |
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Keywords: | Afghanistan natural resources Dutch disease economic development |
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