Geography A-Level
The Resource Curse (Paradox of Plenty)
What The Resource Curse (Paradox of Plenty) means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of The Resource Curse (Paradox of Plenty)
The correlation between fossil fuel abundance and stunted democratic development or economic volatility in LICs and NEEs, where export dependency creates vulnerability to global price shocks.
Topics that use The Resource Curse (Paradox of Plenty)
- The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anthropogenic
- Anthropogenic Forcing
- Carbon Intensity
- Carbon Sequestration
- Carbon Sequestration and Storage
- Chemical Weathering and Carbonation
- Cryosphere
- Decarbonisation
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