Dutch Disease

CFA Level II
#1

From CFA Mock 2014 Afternoon:

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  • Appreciate it if someone can explain why the bolded statement stands please, while I understand that a country may not propser even if it owns natural resources, it could do well if it has ACCESS to natural resources too. But why foreigners in this context?
#2

Dutch disease makes other industries not so competitive. Hence even if the foreigner has access to plants it does not solve the issue. Hence incorrect