資源咀咒

Economist Intelligence Unit Briefing報告幾乎所有資源豐富的非洲國家都沒有太多經濟自由. 雖然有南非和Namibia這些例外(它們的經濟並單靠出口, 例如, 石油和天然氣). 原因很簡單:

countries with plentiful oil, platinum or copper reserves see no need to free up their economies to attract foreign investors. Similarly, they don’t need foreign aid and certainly do not want foreign experts telling them what to do. But resource-poor countries like Uganda, Madagascar and Kenya know that they have to create an investment- and business-friendly environment to boost economic performance.