resource-rich country
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country
noun
uk/ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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Theresource-richcountrywill always emerge in finite time as the richest country.
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This illegal regime is causing enormous humanitarian problems in aresource-richcountrythrough the lack of basic foodstuffs, water and sanitation, health and education services.
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The policy implication is that resource-rich countries can improve their weak sustainability performance by fighting corruption, difficult as this may be.
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But we must ask why resource-rich countries have not succeeded in diversifying?
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It follows that political elites in resource-rich countries resist modernisation pressures for as long as possible, especially investment in the manufacturing sector.
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In fact, all four explanations are probably involved in the dismal growth record of resource-rich countries, with their relative importance varying from country to country.
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Peace accords in resource-rich countries can only succeed when rebels use territory and resources to cleanse their record of atrocities.
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The second resource-related explanation is that resource-rich countries have not invested enough in reproducible capital to offset resource depletion.
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One possible explanation for the apparent curse of natural resources is that resource-rich countries have not invested enough in reproducible capital to offset resource depletion.
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According to their results, resource-rich countries with good quality institutions have enjoyed greater rates of gross investment and saving.
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These authors show that it can be optimal for resource-rich countries to overshoot their long-run equilibrium growth path.
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It is wellknown that resource-rich countries have grown slower than resource-poor countries, at least over the last three decades or so.
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More specifically, we test whether improving institutional quality in selected, distinct ways leads resource-rich countries to invest their resource rents more sustainably in other forms of capital.
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In a nutshell, the message of our paper is that resource-rich countries can improve their weak sustainability performance by fighting corruption, difficult as this may be.
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If those three massively resource-rich countries could be brought to peace, it would transform the prospects of the continent.
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If we can capture peace in those three massive resource-rich countries, the prospects of the continent will be lifted.
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The road to guaranteeing a sustainable supply of these elements is still long and cannot develop without greater cooperation with resource-rich countries through strategic partnerships and ongoing relations.
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On average, resource-rich countries have made the most progress, rising from 10% in the mid 90s to around 17% in 2008.
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