ZIMBABWE: Alaska-style dividend proposed for Zimbabwe’s diamond mines
An editorial in a government-sponsored newspaper, reprinted by AllAfrica.com, discusses how Zimbabwe create an Alaska-style dividend out of revenue from Zimbabwe’s new diamond mines. The article discusses the resource curse through the example of Nigeria’s oil. It suggests that the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is one of the reasons Alaska has avoided the resource curse. The article is online at: https://allafrica.com/stories/200912110512.html (Subscription required)