Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: This paper introduces quality of government rather than regime type as dependent\nvariable in studies of the political effects of natural resources. It consists of two parts.\nFirst, it theorizes the role of fiscal dependency of oil and gas rents in relation to three\ndifferent dimensions of quality of government; low corruption, bureaucratic quality\nand legal impartiality. Second, it finds significant, negative effects of oil and gas rent\ndependency on all three dimensions of quality in a sample of 139 states in the period\n1984 to 2006. The results hold for inclusion of control variables such as regime type,\nincome, region and religion.
Authors: Mette Anthonsen, Åsa Löfgren, Klas Nilsson
Institution: University of Gothenburg
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2185134634