Is there a resource curse for private liberties?

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buir.contributor.authorWigley, Simon
dc.citation.epage844en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage834en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber62en_US
dc.contributor.authorWigley, Simonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-04T10:07:55Z
dc.date.available2019-02-04T10:07:55Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_US
dc.description.abstractThe existing literature on the political resource curse focuses on whether oil wealth hinders the transition to democracy. In this study, I examine whether oil wealth negatively affects the private rights of the individual. I argue that petroleum-rich governments are subject to less pressure to protect freedom of movement, freedom of religion, the right to property, and freedom from forced labor. In addition, they can use the windfall at their disposal to finance the enforcement of laws that restrict those private rights. Based on a panel of 162 countries for the years 1932-2003, I find that petroleum wealth is negatively associated with private liberties. Using mediation analysis, I also find that most of the impact of oil wealth on private rights arises independently of its impact on the level of democracy. This indicates that the scope of the political resource curse extends beyond representation to include the private rights of the individual.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/isq/sqy031en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1468-2478
dc.identifier.issn0020-8833
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/48786
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqy031en_US
dc.source.titleInternational Studies Quarterlyen_US
dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectHumanitiesen_US
dc.titleIs there a resource curse for private liberties?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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