The curse of natural ressources (« La malédiction des ressources naturelles »)
The curse of natural ressources If Mies Van Den Rohe’s aphorism «less is more» is potent, scarcity is better than plenty when it comes to discussing geopolitics! Indeed, Cornucopia land, the land of plenty is far from being a boon. Pretty much the contrary if we look at most Middle-Eastern or African countries. This long-known phenomenon dubbed the curse of natural ressources or the Dutch disease points out the negative economic and political impacts that an abundance of natural resources…