Which of the following is the logic behind the concept of resource curse?
A. Governments in countries with one abundant natural resource invariably have decentralized control over its production.
B. Governments in countries with more than one abundant natural resource have no incentives to invest in other sectors of the economy.
C. Governments in countries with more than one abundant natural resource have an undeveloped market.
D. Governments in countries with one abundant natural resource have centralized control over the sale and taxation of that commodity.
E. Governments in countries with one abundant natural resource avoid using that revenue to purchase political support.
D
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