A negative correlation between mineral resources and a nation's well-being
There seems to be “a significant negative relationship between the money countries extract from national resources and the knowledge and skills of their high school population.”
Maybe the party of "drill, baby, drill" and the belief that educated people are "snobs" should take heed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/op...d-the-oil.html
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