While natural resource revenues ought to enable development, past experiences with the 'Paradox of Plenty' have shown that mineral and oil wealth often represents a curse rather than a blessing, inducing slower growth and higher levels of poverty. Many resource rich countries have high poverty...

The United Nations adopted the resolution to declare Right to Development as an inalienable human right on 4 December 1986. The idea was reinforced in 1993 through the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. The Right to Development has always been a controversial issue as several developed...