While a handful of commodity-rich countries have managed to buck the curse, including Botswana, Chile, and Norway, they have, nevertheless, failed to diversify their economies, remaining dependent on natural resource-based exports. But history is not destined to repeat itself, and leaders of commodity-rich countries are seeking alternative futures.
少数商品丰富国——如博茨瓦纳、智利和挪威——成功地抵制了资源魔咒，但也没能实现经济的多元化，仍然依赖于基于自然资源的出口。但历史并不只会简单重复自己，商品丰富国领导人也在寻求不一样的未来。