resource curse

economic theory that wealth of resources slows national growth
Thing paradox Q72596
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resource curse

Summary

resource curse is a paradox[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • resource curse's instance of is recorded as paradox[3].
  • resource curse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/058jgt[4].
  • resource curse's has cause is recorded as wealth[5].
  • resource curse's facet of is recorded as natural resource[6].
  • resource curse's facet of is recorded as economic growth[7].
  • resource curse's facet of is recorded as economic development[8].
  • resource curse's has effect is recorded as reduction[9].
  • resource curse's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[10].
  • resource curse's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780761599[11].
  • resource curse's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780761599[12].
  • resource curse's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 233488[13].
  • resource curse's Investopedia term ID is recorded as r/resource-curse[14].

Why It Matters

resource curse ranks in the top 5% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). resource curse. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/resource-curse
MLA “resource curse.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/resource-curse.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_resource-curse_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{resource curse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/resource-curse}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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