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This might actually not be good for Afghanistan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease

• tptacek 16y ago
  What manufacturing sector? These people eat dirt today.
  • m0th87 16y ago
    An economy doesn't have to be currently developed to be susceptible. The same phenomenon could prevent development too, e.g. Nigeria
    • tptacek 16y ago
      By the numbers, Nigeria is far better off than Afghanistan.
      • kragen 16y ago
        Life expectancy in Nigeria is 47. In Afghanistan it's 44. Nigeria has 3% adult HIV seroprevalence. Afghanistan, 0.01%. 18.8% of Nigerians die before reaching five years old, and 23.5% of Afghans. Nigeria's HDI is 0.511, putting it at rank #158 out of 182 countries. Afghanistan's is 0.352, #181. Which numbers are you looking at? Nigeria looks better off, but not far better off.