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Dutch disease - by H. W. Brands - A User's Guide to History

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Early in my professional career my life was upended by a severe case of Dutch disease. I had to leave my place of employment and the city I lived in, to seek recovery in another state. Improvement came slowly. Not for a decade was I my previous self. I wasn't alone. The disease was epidemic in Texas, which is where I contracted it. Others had it worse than I did. It was rarely fatal, but some people never recovered. I eventually returned to Texas, and I don't worry about a relapse. Yet Dutch disease remains a problem in other parts of the world. Prophylactic measures can be taken, but…

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