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Natural wealth accounts: A proposal for alleviating the natural resource curse

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  • Sandbu, Martin E., 2006. "Natural wealth accounts: A proposal for alleviating the natural resource curse," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(7), pages 1153-1170, July.
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