If invested in infrastructure, education, and external financial assets, natural-resource revenues can accelerate growth. But, too often, such revenues distort economic incentives, which come to favor rent-seeking and interfere with the diversification that is essential for growth.
自然资源财富的管理不善便是典型的自我局限型增长和发展模式。如果将自然资源收入投资于基础设施、教育和外部金融资产等方面，则能加速增长，但是，跟多情况下，自然资源收入会扭曲经济激励，朝着有利于寻租的方向发展，而不利于增长所要求的多元化。