A novel empirical study of the 'resource curse' and the state response in contemporary China.

This paper investigates the so-called natural resource curse in Asia, with particular focus on Indonesia and Malaysia. Drawing on the experience of Botswana, a

Much has been written about the wealth of nations, the history of unequal distribution and zones of affluence and deprivation within and between societies. This

The "resource curse," or "paradox of plenty," refers to the long-established notion central in development economics that countries rich in natural resources, p