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>Of the countries 'blessed' with massive natural resources - relative to the size of the economy, I can think of precisely one that hasn't been fucked up by it.
by rjsw 9y ago
>Of the countries 'blessed' with massive natural resources - relative to the size of the economy, I can think of precisely one that hasn't been fucked up by it.
Norway ?
- crdoconnor 9y agoYes, Norway.
- danieltillett 9y agoWhat about Australia, although as an Australian we do manage to mess us quite a lot of the natural bounty we inherited.
- crdoconnor 9y agoAustralia's economy is not even close to being dominated by natural resources. Your mining boom also isn't that old (only about 10 years). Nonetheless, it doesn't appear to be having a positive effect on your politics. Imagine if people like Gina Rinehart started to dominate.