UrFU students at the plant. (IMAGE) Ural Federal University Caption The studied countries avoided the "resource curse" and increasing inequality due to the maturity of democratic and market institutions. Credit UrFU / Ilya Safarov. Usage Restrictions Image may only be used with appropriate credit: UrFU / Ilya Safarov. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.