Hydrocarbon Citizens: How Oil Transformed People and Politics in the Middle East Nimah 0197636748 9780197636749

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• ISBN-10: 0197636748 
• ISBN-13: 9780197636749
• Author: Nimah Mazaheri

Many nations that are rich in oil and natural resources are plagued by undemocratic politics, war and civil conflict, corrupt governments, and volatile economies. Scholars have pointed to a “resource curse” as a root of the problem: the notion that valuable natural resources are connected to serious social, political, and economic problems. Entirely missing from the story, however, is an understanding about the role of the public in oil nations–specifically, the attitudes, values, and ideals they hold about important social, political, and economic issues.

In Hydrocarbon Citizens, Nimah Mazaheri tells the story of how the discovery of oil dramatically transformed politics and society in the Middle East. He argues that the creation of oil-dependent economies cultivated a new type of citizen in the region: the “hydrocarbon citizen.” These citizens hold attitudes, values, and beliefs about their governments and national politics that are very different from what is observed in countries that do not produce oil. Hydrocarbon citizens tend to view their governments as highly effective, generous, helpful, and responsive to the basic needs of society compared to the citizens of countries without oil. Hydrocarbon citizens also tend to be skeptical about the merits of democratization and more likely to believe that democratic governments are ineffective, unstable, and full of problems.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction

2. Why Do Hydrocarbon Citizens Think Differently about Their Government?

3. Hydrocarbon Citizens and Government Performance in the Middle East

4. A Passion in the Desert: How Saudi Arabians View Government Performance

5. A Gush of Oil and a Trickle: Loyalty in the UAE and Discontent in Jordan

6. Seeds of Doubt: Democratic Attitudes and the Politics of Hydrocarbon Citizens

7. Conclusion

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