Joseph Cudjoe writes: Ghana must break free from the dangerous mindset that natural resources are the foundation for wealth

MyJoyOnline · 2026-10-11T14:25:29.000Z · World

“Resources are not; they become.” This famous observation by economist Erich W. Zimmermann should challenge one of the most deeply rooted misconceptions in Ghana’s development thinking: the belief that our natural resource endowment is the foundation of our prosperity.

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