... ;enormous natural resource wealth including 15% of the world's copper deposit, vast amounts of diamonds, zinc, gold, silver, oil and many other resources gave Mobutu a constant flow of income to help sustain his power." Professor of Economics, Edward Barbier, points out that, "any depreciation of natural resources must be offset by investment in other productive assets," in other ... words, he argues that institutions must counterbalance the deflation of commodity prices of any given natural resource by investing in other sectors of ... , government in developing countries may be tempted...

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