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Natural Gas Reserves and Asian Peace
Written by Maria Farooq
Transnational Pipeline should become a source of stability and security in the Asian region by avoiding the “resource curse”.
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Bhutan’s Money Minting Larva/fungi
Written by Sonam Ongmo
In 1998 Norman Myers, a British environmentalist specializing in biodiversity, ranked Bhutan as one of the top ten biodiversity hotspots in the world. This was because: i) the diverse topography and climatic conditions – ranging from Alpine conditions in the north to temperate and sub-tropical conditions in the south – […]
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How the Resource Curse Manipulates Good Governance in Australia
Written by Lourdes Gomez
Natural Resources are supposed to be the greatest gift a country could discover. Undoubtedly, Australia takes advantage of this gift they have discovered. You can “discover” land and resource, but are you really “discovering” it or just finding it again? In a world where everything is about ‘getting rights to […]
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Avoiding the Resource Curse in Russia. Mission Impossible?
Written by Alexey Sidorenko
Russia is the largest country in the world – that’s what all the Russian kids learn in school. The next they learn is that it’s also one of the richest countries in the world. Then, an average geography teacher, with a regular salary of about 600 US dollars per month, […]
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Is there anything else interesting except Mining in Mongolia?
Written by Otgoo Jargal
Global political and business leaders only see Mongolia as a source of money. Over the past 5-6 years, the map of Mongolia has become a paper where they plot their business plans. They talk openly about their dreams of accessing these natural resources as a way to become enormously rich. […]
