dc.contributor.author |
Holland, Caroline M., 1986- |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2010-02-05T23:55:56Z |
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dc.date.available |
2010-02-05T23:55:56Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2000-12 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10175 |
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dc.description |
ix, 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. |
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dc.description.abstract |
This 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. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Committee in Charge: Dr. Jane K. Cramer, Chair;
Dr. Shaul E. Cohen;
Dr. Anita M. Weiss |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Individualized Program, M.A., 2009; |
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dc.subject |
Natural resources |
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dc.subject |
Oil |
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dc.subject |
Civil war |
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dc.title |
An Oil Curse? Resource Conflict Onset and Duration |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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