Imagine That You Live in a Country with Large Reserves

question 80

Essay

Imagine that you live in a country with large reserves of fossil fuels but few other natural resources. To what extent would development be a continuum or a bipolar distribution for your (imaginary) country? Why? (Attempt to account for a future reduction in fossil fuels.)

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Definitions:

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