Dutch disease


 

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Dutch disease

The adverse effect on a country's other industries that occurs when one industry substantially expands its exports, causing a real appreciation of the country's currency. Named after the effects of natural gas discoveries in the Netherlands, and most commonly applied to effects of exports in natural resource extractive industries on manufacturing.





 
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