This is for a course that covers natural resources, corruption and governance. This is to test our understanding of a particular aspect of the resource curse (such as economic mismanagement, corruption, community mistreatment or political instability) and the governance challenges which they present.
1. outline and explain the relationship between natural resource endowments and the governance problems associated with the aspect of the resource curse covered in the essay
2. identify examples which illustrate the relevant aspect of the resource curse
3. demonstrate a grasp of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on the topic