Having slammed Ron Bailey’s “oil curse” thesis a few days ago, it now behooves me to give him kudos for an interesting piece interpreting political economy models of democratic transition and consolidation in light of the popular uprisings in the Middle East. Check it out; it’s well worth your time.
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The Odds of Democratic Consolidation in the Middle East
Posted in democratization, Economics, inequality, Political Science, tagged arab uprisings, democratic consolidation, democratization, dictatorship, middle east on March 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Egypt’s Protests Likely to Continue
Posted in democratization, politics, tagged democratic transitions, egypt on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I just watched Hosni Mubarak announce that he will be stepping down as President of Egypt in September and will not run in that month’s elections. However, I do not think that this move will quell the protests. The protestors have of course been demanding that Mubarak resign immediately, but beyond that, there is a [...]
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