The oil curse : how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations / Michael L. Ross.

Author: Ross, Michael, 1961-

Imprint:Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2012.

Descriptionxxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:The paradoxical wealth of nations -- The trouble with oil revenues -- More petroleum, less democracy -- Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy -- Oil-based violence -- Oil, economic growth, and political institutions -- Good news and bad news about oil.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-279) and index.

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