Knowledge@SMU
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
7-2010
Abstract
For any economy, the discovery of abundant natural resources is almost akin to striking nature's lottery. But as any eager financial planner might say to a lottery winner, no windfall can last for long without a solid financial plan. Singapore, a country admired for its relatively substantial national reserves, is home to almost no natural resources (except for human capital, we're told). This lack of natural resources, however, may well be the reason behind the country's economic success. According to Svein Gjedrem, governor of Norges Bank, natural resource-rich countries often suffer from a 'disease' that causes them to rely too heavily on the easy money that comes from exploiting those natural resources.
Disciplines
Accounting | Business | Finance and Financial Management
Copyright Owner and Holder
Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012
Licece/Creative Commons Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Article ID
1304
Subject(s)
Finance and Accounting
Citation
Knowledge@SMU.
Before the fields run dry: How to avoid the 'Dutch Disease'. (2010).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/38