| 来源类型 | FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| Rent Seekers in Rentier States: When Greed Brings Peace | |
| Kjetil Bjorvatn; Alireza Naghavi | |
| 发表日期 | 2010 |
| 出处 | Economy and Society |
| 出版年 | 2010 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Are natural resources a source of conflict or stability? Empirical studies demonstrate that rents from natural resources, and in particular oil, are an important source of civil war. Allegedly, resource rents attract rent seekers, which destabilize society. However, there is a large literature on how so-called rentier states manage to pacify opposition groups by handing out special favors. The present paper attempts to bridge the gap between the rent-seeking view of resource rents as a source of conflict and the rentier state view which emphasizes the role of resource rents in promoting peace and stability, and show how one may lead to the other. The mechanism that we highlight relies on the notion that higher rents may activate more interest groups in a power struggle. We demonstrate that the associated increased cost of conflict may in fact promote social stability. The peaceful solution is upheld by a self reinforcing transfer program, in the form of patronage employment. The chance of conflict and rent dissipation in our model is highest for intermediate levels of resource rents, where the government cannot make credible commitments to the opposition groups. |
| 特色分类 | D74;Q34 |
| 关键词 | Rent Seeking Rentier States Resource Rents Conflict Patronage Employment |
| URL | https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/rent-seekers-in-rentier-states-when-greed-brings-peace/ |
| 来源智库 | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/117830 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Kjetil Bjorvatn,Alireza Naghavi. Rent Seekers in Rentier States: When Greed Brings Peace. 2010. |
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