A country striking it rich on natural resources can accidentally wreck its own factories

After the Netherlands discovered huge natural gas reserves in 1959, the resulting export boom pushed up the Dutch currency's value, which made the country's other manufactured exports more expensive and less competitive abroad. The Economist coined the term 'Dutch disease' in 1977 to describe this pattern, now used for resource-rich countries whose booming extractive sectors have hollowed out their own industry.

— The Economist, The Dutch Disease — 26 November 1977

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