Theories of Mena States and Regimes

Theories of Mena States and Regimes

Theories of MENA States and Regimes: Rentierism (cpo)

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Is there a different methodology the author could have used?

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Is the empirical evidence and methodology sound, why or why not? Are there alternative explanations the author could have considered?

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Required Readings

Sean L. Yom, “Introduction: The Middle East and North Africa in Comparative Perspective,” in Mark Gasiorowski and Sean L. Yom (eds.), The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (Boulder, Co: Westview, 2017): pp. 25-33. (WILL TRY TO FIND PDF FOR THIS)

Hazem Beblawi, “The Rentier State in the Arab World,” Arab Studies Quarterly 9.4 (Fall 1987):383-398.Intelligence in the Civil War, pp 383-398.Preview the document

Recommended Readings

Giacomo Luciani, “Economic Foundations of Democracy and Authoritarianism,” Arab Studies Quarterly 10.4 (Fall 1988): pp. 457-475.Preview the document

Mehran Kamrava, “The Arab Spring and the Saudi-Led Counter-Revolution,” Orbis 56.1 (2012): pp. 96-104

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