Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival

@article{Wright2015OilAA,
  title={Oil and Autocratic Regime Survival},
  author={Joseph C. Wright and Erica Frantz and Barbara Geddes},
  journal={British Journal of Political Science},
  year={2015},
  volume={45},
  pages={287-306}
}
  • Joseph C. Wright, Erica Frantz, Barbara Geddes
  • Published 2015
  • Economics
  • British Journal of Political Science
    • This article uncovers a new mechanism linking oil wealth to autocratic regime survival: the investigation tests whether increases in oil wealth improve the survival of autocracies by lowering the chances of democratization, reducing the risk of transition to subsequent dictatorship, or both. Using a new measure of autocratic durability shows that, once models allow for unit effects, oil wealth promotes autocratic survival by lowering the risk of ouster by rival autocratic groups. Evidence also… CONTINUE READING
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