More Oil, Less Democracy: Evidence from Worldwide Crude Oil Discoveries

Economic Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 551, 2011, Pages 89-115

  Tsui, Kevin K ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DEMOCRACY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OIL FIELD; OIL SUPPLY;

EID: 77957221651     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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