Rentierism and Political Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12912909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew J Costello (0000-0001-9801-6067, Arkansas State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 208-217 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soc4.12354 |
| OpenAlex | W2339414781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 33 |
Nations with an abundance of natural resources suffer disproportionately from internal violence, especially civil wars. State reliance on external sources of rent revenue, or rentierism, can lead to violence for several reasons. This article examines three of the primary explanations for the association. A common explanation is that rebel groups are motivated to fight in pursuit of natural resource wealth. An alternative explanation is that grievances, at times resulting in violence, can manifest if rent revenue is used by the state to repress or ignore the citizenry. A third explanation notes that rentier states are structurally weak and therefore vulnerable to violent challenges because elites frequently use rent revenue for personal or political reasons, not national interest. This article also considers where this line of study might be headed, given recent developments. I suggest that future research on rentierism and violence should examine an array of rent revenue streams, not just natural resources. In addition, scholars should take note that resource industries are increasingly privatizing, which has important implications for the classification of rents and, more generally, the study of rentierism
Economic rent · Economics · Market economy · Natural resource · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rent-seeking · Resource (disambiguation · Resource curse · Revenue · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Political Conflict and Governance · Finance
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Crude Democracy
Oil Is Not a Curse
On economic causes of civil war
Resource Wars
Resource Abundance and Economic Development
Greed and grievance in civil war
Greed and Grievance in Civil War
International Rentierism in the Middle East Africa, 1971–2008
Resource Wealth and the Risk of Civil War Onset
Bread, Justice, or Opportunity? The Determinants of the Arab Awakening Protests
Politics, Economics and Tourism Development in Egypt
Institutions and the Resource Curse
Natural Resources, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution
Diamonds, Blood, and Taxes
Primary Commodity Exports and Civil War
Deadly Combat over Natural Resources
Rebellion as a Quasi-Criminal Activity
Oil, Nontax Revenue, and the Redistributional Foundations of Regime Stability
No Representation without Taxation? Rents, Development, and Democracy
A Closer Look at Oil, Diamonds, and Civil War
Rethinking the Resource Curse
What Have We Learned About the Causes of Corruption from Ten Years of Cross-National Empirical Research
Oil Wealth and Regime Survival in the Developing World, 1960–1999
Does Oil Hinder Democracy
Oil and democracy
What Do We Know about Natural Resources and Civil War
Paradise is a Bazaar? Greed, Creed, and Governance in Civil War, 1989-99
Why Do Some Civil Wars Last So Much Longer than Others
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |