tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765371187158257431.post5019470710808315598..comments2022-03-13T09:22:13.989-07:00Comments on Political Quarterly Book Reviews: ENERGY: HAPPY DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER?Dick Pountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13285966704575531342noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765371187158257431.post-52984515191806769472016-01-08T15:41:06.851-08:002016-01-08T15:41:06.851-08:00Yes indeed Clyde, it happens so often they gave it...Yes indeed Clyde, it happens so often they gave it a name - "The Resource Curse". The Middle East, Nigeria, Central Asia...<br />Dick Pountainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285966704575531342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3765371187158257431.post-48170531470756800162016-01-08T08:41:35.510-08:002016-01-08T08:41:35.510-08:00Fascinating article. I love analyses like this wh...Fascinating article. I love analyses like this which examine how one particular issue can profoundly shape the world around us.<br />I'd suggest that one negative aspect of oil becoming the force it is, is its depressing effect on emerging democracies. Repressive countries that are net oil exporters have little incentive to democratize as there will always be other equally repressive big nations to buy it. Look at the way that Chnia props up the Sudanese regime.<br />And then of course we have countries like the USA, whose democratic ideals seem to stop at its own borders. <br />Scope Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917477822313579400noreply@blogger.com