TY  - BOOK
N2  - The creation of oil "rents" in the 1970s put Algeria, Iraq, and Libya on the fast track to modernization. Massive revenues turned Algeria into the "Mediterranean dragon," Libya into an "emirate," and Iraq into the preeminent "rising military power" of the Arab world. From a political perspective, the progressive socialism of these countries would seem to have engendered profound, promising change: increased rights for women, positive urbanization, and improved education. Yet the realities of oil wealth are beyond disillusioning. The international community now wonders whether reform can ever penetrate such nations and if the West will ever enjoy secure access to gas and oil. Offering the first global evaluation of these issues, Luis Martinez considers the nature of oil-sponsored violence in Algeria, Iraq, and Libya and its ability both to weaken and bolster their respective regimes.
AB  - The creation of oil "rents" in the 1970s put Algeria, Iraq, and Libya on the fast track to modernization. Massive revenues turned Algeria into the "Mediterranean dragon," Libya into an "emirate," and Iraq into the preeminent "rising military power" of the Arab world. From a political perspective, the progressive socialism of these countries would seem to have engendered profound, promising change: increased rights for women, positive urbanization, and improved education. Yet the realities of oil wealth are beyond disillusioning. The international community now wonders whether reform can ever penetrate such nations and if the West will ever enjoy secure access to gas and oil. Offering the first global evaluation of these issues, Luis Martinez considers the nature of oil-sponsored violence in Algeria, Iraq, and Libya and its ability both to weaken and bolster their respective regimes.
T1  - The violence of petro-dollar regimes :Algeria, Iraq, and Libya /
DA  - c2012.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Martínez, Luis,
CN  - HD9577.A42
CN  - HD9577.A42
PB  - Columbia University Press,
PP  - New York :
PY  - c2012.
N1  - Includes index.
ID  - 529279
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
SN  - 9780199327676
SN  - 019932767X
TI  - The violence of petro-dollar regimes :Algeria, Iraq, and Libya /
ER  -