Parallel Sessions I

G) Transforming Authoritarian Rentier Economies I: The Rentier State and the "Curse of Resources"

Welcome and introduction:
Michael Dauderstädt, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, International Policy Analysis Unit

Chair:

Richard Auty, Lancaster University, Department of Geography, United Kingdom

Speakers:

Indra de Soysa, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Comment:
Terry Lynn Karl, Stanford University, Dept. of Political Science

Abstract:

Do rent-seeking and authoritarian rule make resources a curse rather than a blessing?
How do economic rents influence the chances of democratization?

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