Author profile: Craig Jackson

Have Oil Reserves in the Middle East Created Economic Modernisation and Political Stagnation?

Craig Jackson • Mar 28 2012 • Essays

Oil revenue alone cannot be blamed for political stagnation in the Middle East nor is it a guarantee of economic development. Attention must also be given to nature of a country’s government and how open it is.

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