Documents Authoritarianism and Democratization in the Middle East A Comparative Analysis.

Slide 1 Authoritarianism and Democratization in the Middle East A Comparative Analysis Slide 2 Plan ● Bassam Tibi “Why they can’t be democratic” 2008 ● Tarek Masoud…

Documents Does Oil Hinder Democracy?

Does Oil Hinder Democracy? Ross, Michael Lewin, 1961- World Politics, Volume 53, Number 3, April 2001, pp. 325-361 (Article) Published by The Johns Hopkins University Press…

Documents Does Oil Hinder Democracy?by Michael l. Ross

POLITICAL scientists believe that oil has some very odd proper-ties. Many studies show that when incomes rise, governments tendto become more democratic. Yet some scholars…