Will Oil Drown the Arab Spring? Democracy and the Resource Curse

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作者：

Ross, Michael L. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

来源：

FOREIGN AFFAIRS | 2011年 / 90卷 / 05期

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中图分类号：

D81 [国际关系];

学科分类号：

030207 ;

摘要：

No state with serious oil wealth has ever transformed into a democracy. Oil lets dictators buy off citizens, keep their finances secret, and spend wildly on arms. To prevent the "resource curse" from dashing the hopes of the Arab Spring, Washington should push for more transparent oil markets-and curb its own oil addiction.

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