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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: POTENTIAL IN A LAND OF PLENTY The paradox This book is about the political economy of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) A land of plenty with the resources the world needs, this immense central African territory is a resource paradise for some but a social and environmental nightmare for Key Terms in this Chapter Paradox of Plenty (or Resource Curse): Is defined as a process by which deep poverty of the vast majority of the population coexists with the abundance of valuable natural/mineral resources (eg, oil, gas, gemstones, and scarce industrial minerals)Background to Migration: Africa's Informal Economy The natural resource curse, or the paradox of plenty , is the paradoxical idea that countries and areas with many available natural resources, more specifically nonrenewable resources such as minerals and fuels, often tend to have less economic growth and slower development levels than countries with fewer natural resourcesDeveloping Countries Experience A Natural Resource
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