Ross, Michael, The Natural Resource Curse: How Wealth Can Make you Poor, pp. 17-42, in I. Bannon and P. Collier (eds) in Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions, 2003,Washington D.C: World Bank. (Link to the book containing the article will be provided in course website.)Describe in your own words what the natural resource curse is. Then, provide some possible explanations of why some countries avoid it while others do not. You are encouraged to read (and cite) articles other than one above, including other articles in the same book.