Do petroleum rents fuel conflict in developing countries? A case study of political instability in Timor-Leste
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102018
Abstract: Abstract This paper causally links petroleum dependence to political instability in developing countries through the three core characteristics of the rentier state—weak institutional capacity, a distributive political economy, and elite capture and predation. Traditional rentier… read more here.
Keywords: instability; timor leste; petroleum rents; political instability ... See more keywords