The “Resource Curse” in MENA? Political Transitions, Resource Wealth, Economic Shocks, and Conflict Risk

The “Resource Curse” in MENA? Political Transitions, Resource Wealth, Economic Shocks, and Conflict Risk

The recent political upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa region have exposed growing concerns about conflict risk, political stability, and reform prospects across its societies. Given the prevalence of oil and gas resource endowments in...

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Main Authors: Ross, Michael, Kaiser, Kai, Mazaheri, Nimah
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERSE IMPACTS
ARMED CONFLICT
ARMED CONFLICTS
AUDITS
BALANCE SHEET
BANK ACCOUNTS
BATTLE
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
BENEFIT STREAMS
BOUNDARIES
CAPITAL FORMATION
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WARS
CLASS CONFLICT
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
CONFLICT
CONFLICTS
COUNTERPARTS
CRISES
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
DEATHS
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS
DEPENDENCE
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DEVELOPMENT PATHS
DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC CRISES
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DYNAMISM
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
ELECTIONS
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER
ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENTRY POINTS
EXPLOITATION
EXPORTS
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FERTILITY RATES
FIGHTING
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FIXED CAPITAL
FORECASTS
FOREIGN POLICY
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMF
INCOME LEVELS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR ORGANIZATION
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS
MIGRANT LABOR
MILITARY INTERVENTIONS
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OBSERVERS
OIL
OIL PRICES
OUTPUT
PARTICULAR COUNTRY
PEACE
PEACE RESEARCH
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
POLITICAL ECONOMIES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
POLITICAL REGIME
POLITICAL REGIMES
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
POLITICAL SETTLEMENT
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL TRANSITIONS
POLITICAL UPHEAVALS
POPULATION GROWTH
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCERS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROVEN RESERVES
PUBLIC GOODS
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC POLICY
REBEL
REBELS
RECONSTRUCTION
REGIME CHANGE
REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
REMOTE LOCATIONS
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RENTS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
REVOLUTION
REVOLUTIONS
RISK PREMIUM
SANCTIONS
SAVINGS
SECURITY CONCERNS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SUNK COSTS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TAX
TAX REFORM
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENT CONFLICT
VOLATILITY
WAGES
WEALTH
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
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