natural resources

While protectionist measures are partly due to the upcoming election, they’re increasingly a fact-of-life in Indonesia.

North Korea holds trillions of dollars in mineral resources. Unless it reforms its economy, it may never see much benefit.

Dr. Elizabeth C. Economy reviews “Winner Take All: China’s Race for Resources and What it Means for the World”.

With little in the way of force projection, China’s dependence on natural resources in unstable parts of the world could undercut its economic ambitions. There are limits to freeriding.