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At its core, Section 1504 (also known as the Cardin-Lugar amendment) aimed to prevent the curse that afflicts so many resource-rich countries simply by bringing more transparency to the natural-resource business.
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Kate Bateman, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2017
Caution is often the curse of the ambitious in a politically lopsided state.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Proponents of the curse theory pointed to centuries of death, injury, ruination, quarrels, and dreams dashed upon the rocks.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Rather than issuing from some mysterious invisible force, the curse is to a large degree the product of greed and the disparities in leverage between rich and poor—and its effects are undeniable.
—Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Kate Bateman, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2017
Caution is often the curse of the ambitious in a politically lopsided state.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Proponents of the curse theory pointed to centuries of death, injury, ruination, quarrels, and dreams dashed upon the rocks.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Rather than issuing from some mysterious invisible force, the curse is to a large degree the product of greed and the disparities in leverage between rich and poor—and its effects are undeniable.
—Howard W. French, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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