The Resource Curse - What Have We Learned from Two Decades of Intensive Research

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 2, 51 - 67, 11.12.2025

Çevirmen: Harun Bal , Çevirmen: Ozan Çağrı Demiray , Çevirmen: Ender Köybaşı

Öz

There has been increasing interest in the so-called ‘resource curse’, that is the tendency of resource-rich countries to underperform in several development outcomes. This has generated a mountain of (often contradictory) evidence leaving many floundering in the flood of information. This special issue compiles eight papers from some of the most prominent contributors to this literature, combining original research with critical reflection on the current stock of knowledge. The studies collectively emphasise the complexities and conditionalities of the ‘curse’ – its presence/intensity is largely context-specific, depending on the type of resources, sociopolitical institutions and linkages with the rest of the economy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Resource curse , Natural resources , Dutch disease

Kaynak Talihsizliği - Son 20 Yılda Yapılan Yoğun Araştırmalardan Neler Öğrendik

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‘Kaynak talihsizliği’ -kaynak zengini ekonomilerin belirli kalkınma göstergeleri bakımından beklenenden daha düşük performans göstermesi- hakkında artan bir ilgi söz konusudur. Bu ilgi artışı beraberinde bilgi kirliliğini de içerebilen ve genellikle çelişkili olan birçok bulgu türetmiştir. Bu çalışma, ilgili literatürün en önemli yazarlarından bazılarının sekiz önemli makalesini derleyerek, orijinal araştırma alanını mevcut bilgi birikimi ile eleştirel bir bakış çerçevesinde birleştirmeyi hedeflemektedir. Çalışmalar toplu olarak ‘talihsizliğin’ karmaşıklığını ve koşullarını vurgulamakta – talihsizliğin varlığı/yoğunluğu büyük oranda durum-spesifik olup, kaynakların türlerine, sosyopolitik kurumlara ve ekonominin geri kalanıyla olan ilişkisine bağlıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynak talihsizliği , Doğal kaynaklar , Hollanda hastalığı

Kaynakça

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