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…