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Seems to be going great for Norway.
by sprout 16y ago
Seems to be going great for Norway.
- houseabsolute 16y agoCanada too.
- eru 16y agoThose places have good government, I guess that's what saves them.
- houseabsolute 16y agoI guess so, but then the claim boils down to: - It is bad to be resource rich and have a bad government. - It is good to be resource rich and have a good government. Why not instead just say - How good things are will significantly depend on how good the government is. Since that claim holds true for both resource rich and resource poor countries.
- eru 16y agoYes. But we can add another (non-trivial) claim: If you have bad government, resources make it harder to transition to a good government.
- mmphosis 16y agoNot Canada. Resources in Canada are a mixed blessing. Google "canadian tar sands"
- joeyo 16y agoNorway got really lucky: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/99680a04-92a0-11de-b63b-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/99680a04-92a0-11de-b63b-00144feabd...