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RT @docrussjackson: Thomas Friedman proclaimed the “First Law of Petropolitics”: as oil prices rise, dictators undermine political freedoms…
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RT @docrussjackson: Thomas Friedman proclaimed the “First Law of Petropolitics”: as oil prices rise, dictators undermine political freedoms…
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Thomas Friedman proclaimed the “First Law of Petropolitics”: as oil prices rise, dictators undermine political freedoms. Increasing oil revenue facilitates the rise of personalist dictators, who are largely responsible for repressing their citizens. https
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@McFaul I would say both are the result of a third factor: personalization. We show in this JOP article that the process of personalization leads to more repression https://t.co/eeLgYYjyUY. A large body of lit also shows that personalization assoc w/ aggre