The OTS Paradigm — Part 5: Beyond Resources: Human Capital, Infrastructure, and Digital Resilience
Tariq Saeedi examines the resource curse, also known as the Nigerian paradox, in the context of the Turkic world. This occurs when massive natural wealth does not create general prosperity. The lack of human capital, governance, and institutional discipline causes this gap. While natural wealth provides initial capital, other factors determine if it is used effectively. These factors include literacy, technological adoption, and infrastructure. Socio-cultural discipline and institutional structures are also necessary for converting wealth into success.
Tariq Saeedi Evaluating the “resource curse” (or “Nigerian paradox”)—where immense natural wealth fails to generate widespread prosperity due to gaps in human capital, governance, and institutional discipline—is critical when assessing the Turkic world. Natural wealth provides the capital, but literacy, institutional structure, technological adoption, infrastructure, and socio-cultural discipline determine whether that wealth is converted into […] The post The OTS Paradigm — Part 5: Beyond Resources: Human Capital, Infrastructure, and Digital Resilience appeared first on News Central Asia (nCa) .