Natural resources: poverty, government and elites

These essay tries to answer the question on if it is real a Natural Resources Curse and if it does, why it happens. The study goes on a small review of literature about the topics explaining what has been found before and the most known theories. After the review in which arguments in favor and against the main theory are presented, the essay presents findings and analysis with special focus on the conditions that cause the natural resources to influence the policy making on a negative waydulled by the rent seekers and the economic elites, as well as the other groups creating conflict in order to take advantage from the benefits of others.