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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"rentier state"”.
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Oil, politics, society and the state in the middle east: Enduring authoritarianism in Iran and Saudi Arabia
… Specifically, it analyzes and critiques the rentier state theory and argues that oil is one of several other, arguably more consequential, factors (political structures, religion, history/actions of external actors, and state mechanisms and strategies) that account for the persistence of …
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Women and Emiratisation in the UAE Workforce
… nationals, both men and women, to diversify the rentier state economy. Emiratisation is a national government strategy in the United Arab Emirates that aims to reduce the country’s reliance on expatriate labour and increase the participation of nationals in the labour market, both in the public …
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The Oil Blessing: Reexamining Conflict in the Muslim World
… conventional wisdom holds that oil causes intrastate conflict and that oil in particular explains the prevalence of domestic political violence in the Muslim world. I show that the relationship between oil and intrastate conflict in the empirical literature is more ambiguous than commonly …
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Curse or blessing? : challenges of commodity-based economies
… economies. Such concepts as the Dutch Disease, Rentier State, Governance and Corruption are discussed. In the final section, outline different methods of the resource curse management by first exploring monetary and fiscal policies, and later touching upon the issues of responsible governance. I …
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State ownership, petroleum revenue, and the enduring legacy of authoritarianism in Angola
… authoritarian and subsequently, Sonangol, a state-owned oil company, was created. Once established, authoritarianism in Angola persisted for a long period, with oil playing a major role. This study investigates how the state's ownership of Sonangol has reinforced authoritarianism in Angola. …
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Stability versus sustainability: energy policy in the Gulf monarchies
… practices which form an integral part of rentier structures of political control. However, these practices are insufficiently analyzed in the rentier literature. This dissertation addresses this shortfall by incorporating the theoretical significance of energy as a physical commodity – …
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Continuity and Change: A study of Shia Islam and modernisation in Iran
… the modern oil industry and its relation to the state - which emerged as a rentier state (a state which receives a huge amount of income without the need to impose high taxation), and continues to play a vital role in Iran's political economy. The uneven development is reflected in social and …
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State, Conflict and Political Economy of Oil in Nigeria
… its use of the political economy theory of the state and the post-colonial characterization of the Nigerian state to analyse and explore specific role of the Nigerian state in the oil conflict. The research critiques past studies in the field as “grand narratives” based on assumptions of …
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Lebanese State Identity — The Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on the Lebanese State Identity Through Discourse and Actions (2005-2020)
… Syrian refugee crisis impacted on the Lebanese state identity. This is operationalized through 4 main steps: (1) the review of the Lebanese nation-building process and the main elements of its state identity; (2) the comprehensive presentation of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and its …
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Education Development in Qatar: Between Geopolitical Influences and Women's Social Mobilities
… the gaps that this work aims to address: rentier state theory, theories of tribal and family structure in the gulf, and the emerging literature on western satellite campuses in GCC state. I conclude the chapter by presenting and justifying my choice of qualitative research methods, …