An Oil Curse? Resource Conflict Onset and Duration

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dc.contributor.authorHolland, Caroline M., 1986-
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-05T23:55:56Z
dc.date.available2010-02-05T23:55:56Z
dc.date.issued2000-12
dc.descriptionix, 107 p. : maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the effect oil has on the onset and duration of conflict. In the "resource curse" literature, researchers argue that a state's abundance in natural resources can raise the likelihood of civil war. Such findings are largely based on correlations from large-n statistical studies or are hypotheses from individual case studies. These approaches fail to check the causal validity of key variables in multiple cases. Using a data-set comprised of sixteen countries that have experienced both oil extraction and civil war, this study conducts a qualitative causal variable analysis within these cases, while also checking the causal significance of key variables across cases. This study of oil-related civil wars analyzes the cross-case validity and overall relevance of: rebel greed, citizen grievances, unemployment in oil-rich regions, state military spending, clientelistic patterns of oil rent distribution, and oil-sector nationalization schemes.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. Jane K. Cramer, Chair; Dr. Shaul E. Cohen; Dr. Anita M. Weissen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10175
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Individualized Program, M.A., 2009;
dc.subjectNatural resources
dc.subjectOil
dc.subjectCivil war
dc.titleAn Oil Curse? Resource Conflict Onset and Durationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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