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1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Long 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryContemporaryContemporaryContemporaryRobert Williams founds Tanganyika Concessions In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthRobert Williams founds Tanganyika Conce…The D'Arcy concession opens Persia's oil In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe D'Arcy concession opens Persia's oilUnion Miniere du Haut-Katanga is founded In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthUnion Miniere du Haut-Katanga is foundedBelgium annexes the Congo after the Leopold scandal In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthBelgium annexes the Congo after the Leo…Copper smelting begins in Katanga In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthCopper smelting begins in KatangaThe British state buys into Persian oil In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe British state buys into Persian oilAmerican capital takes over Chuquicamata copper In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAmerican capital takes over Chuquicamat…Shinkolobwe uranium enriches the world radium trade In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthShinkolobwe uranium enriches the world …The Red Line Agreement carves up Middle Eastern oil In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe Red Line Agreement carves up Middle…American oil wins the Saudi concession In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAmerican oil wins the Saudi concessionSengier ships Congolese uranium to New York In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthSengier ships Congolese uranium to New …Congolese uranium in the Hiroshima bomb In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthCongolese uranium in the Hiroshima bombThe 50/50 deals reset oil profit-sharing In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe 50/50 deals reset oil profit-sharingMossadegh nationalizes Iran's oil In: Client dictators: the strongmen the powers kept, Land and resources, Oil: the industry that fueled the modern world, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthMossadegh nationalizes Iran's oilBolivia nationalizes its tin mines In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthBolivia nationalizes its tin minesThe 1953 coup restores the Shah In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe 1953 coup restores the ShahKatanga secedes with mining money behind it In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthKatanga secedes with mining money behin…OPEC forms to push back In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthOPEC forms to push backMobutu's copper state and the Cold War bargain In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthMobutu's copper state and the Cold War …Mahdavy names the rentier state In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthMahdavy names the rentier stateAllende nationalizes Chilean copper In: 1971: the dollar unchained, Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAllende nationalizes Chilean copperThe Economist coins "Dutch disease" In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe Economist coins "Dutch disease"Botswana and Norway argue the curse is not destiny In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthBotswana and Norway argue the curse is …Auty coins the "resource curse" In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAuty coins the "resource curse"Abacha loots Nigeria's oil billions In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAbacha loots Nigeria's oil billionsSachs and Warner link resource wealth to slow growth In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthSachs and Warner link resource wealth t…Nigeria executes Ken Saro-Wiwa In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthNigeria executes Ken Saro-WiwaKarl publishes "The Paradox of Plenty" In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthKarl publishes "The Paradox of Plenty"Angola's oil funds a war and an opaque elite In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthAngola's oil funds a war and an opaque …Transparency campaigns take on the resource curse In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthTransparency campaigns take on the reso…The Kimberley Process targets blood diamonds In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe Kimberley Process targets blood dia…Collier and Hoeffler debate greed versus grievance in civil war In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthCollier and Hoeffler debate greed versu…The lithium rush opens a new scramble In: Ecology and environment, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthThe lithium rush opens a new scrambleRoss ties oil wealth to authoritarian rule In: Land and resources, The resource curse: how the South fed the NorthRoss ties oil wealth to authoritarian r…

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