The oil curse:how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ross Michael Lewin 1961-
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, NJ
Publication Dates: c2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxi, 289 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780691145457 (hardback)
0691145458 (hardback)
Index Number: F416
CLC: F416.22
Call Number: F416.22/R825
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-279) and index.
The paradoxical wealth of nations -- The trouble with oil revenues -- More petroleum, less democracy -- Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy -- Oil-based violence -- Oil, economic growth, and political institutions -- Good news and bad news about oil.