Liberia: Has Liberia Found the Way to Share its Forest Plenty with the Poor?

Aug 26, 2015 | Max Bankole Jarrett, Guardian
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The “paradox of plenty” debate tends to focus on fossil fuels and minerals. Countries that are rich in these resources are often – paradoxically – kept financially poor, with the proceeds of natural wealth largely profiting political elites, foreign companies and commodities traders, rather than being used strategically to bring whole populations out of poverty.