Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9780197636725 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str.

Associate P Nimah (Associate Professor of Political Science

Recenzje

Oil wealth can be a mixed blessing for a nation's political economy. Focusing on everyday individuals in these societies, Mazaheri meticulously studies the attitudes of 'hydrocarbon citizens'. Notably, the typical hydrocarbon citizen is more likely to hold negative views towards democracy; an insight that has profound implications for the possibility of democratic reforms in many Middle Eastern societies. This is a must read for scholars of the Middle East, natural resources, democracy, and public opinion.

O autorze

Nimah Mazaheri is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. His research and teaching are centered in the fields of public policy, political economy, and energy studies. He is the author of Oil Booms and Business Busts: Why Resource Wealth Hurts Entrepreneurs in the Developing World. He held postdoctoral appointments at Princeton University and Harvard University, and has worked as a consultant for international development agencies.