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Re:Norway discovers Phosphate deposit large enough to supply... by Chris2048 on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @04:49AM (#36583982)
But didn't Venezuela explicitly kick out foreign oil corps, despite not having a sophisticated oil extraction industry itself?
Re:Norway discovers Phosphate deposit large enough to supply... by arcticbull on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @04:54AM (#36584012)
I believe that kind of behavior explicitly qualifies under 'resource curse.' Even if they hadn't, check out the 'enclave effects' section of the Wikipedia article.

> "Oil production generally takes place in an economic enclave, meaning it has few direct effects on the rest of the economy."

Venezuela is just one of many examples.