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‘Petrocracy’ vs. Democracy

December 20th, 2007 by Sean

Today in U.S. News and World Report, Fouad Ajami argues that oil wealth leads to increased state confidence and authoritarianism, “casting aside popular will” and leading to ‘irrational’ results in countries including Qatar, Libya, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

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