Money Is Not Wealth, nor Is Wealth Natural Resources

08/25/2022 Manuel Tacanho

Development economists often confuse natural resources with wealth and then are puzzled when countries rich in resources experience widespread poverty. Free markets lead to creation of wealth, period.

Original Article: “Money Is Not Wealth, Nor Is Wealth Natural Resources”

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