OPINIONOPINION, Is natural resource development a blessing, a ‘quick-fix,’ or a curse?The “resource curse” is alive and well in the global south, as natural resource development deepens poverty.
!["The reasons for the resource curse frequently boils down to one simple problem: this business model does not recognise the rights of the indigenous peoples and local communities", writes James Anaya [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013919114546757734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
