Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal Volume 5 Issue 2 Article 6 June 2018 The Resource Curse: A Look into the Implications of an Abundance of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo Erin Nichols University of Minnesota, Morris Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/horizons Part of the African Studies Commons, Political Economy Commons, and the Political Science Commons Recommended Citation Nichols, Erin (2018) "The Resource Curse: A Look into the Implications of an Abundance of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo," Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal: Vol. 5 : Iss. 2 , Article 6. Available at: https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/horizons/vol5/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. It has been accepted for inclusion in Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal by an authorized editor of University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Nichols: The Resource Curse in the Congo Running head: THE RESOURCE CURSE IN THE CONGO 1 The Resource Curse: A Look into the Implications of an Abundance of Natural Resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Erin Nichols University of Minnesota, Morris May 28, 2018 Published by University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well, 2018 1 Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal, Vol. 5, Iss. 2 [2018], Art. 6 The Resource Curse in the Congo 2 Abstract This paper’s purpose was to look at why the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces consistent economic and political instability despite having an abundance of natural resources.