Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Resource Curse, Dutch Disease, Idle No More
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Answer: autocratic and authoritarian governments present because they are passive and rather have people rule over them. Islam focuses of being submissive to god, which is a common explanation as to why people are passive is sense of gov"t. Answer: the general results from the polls said that the people in islam wanted democracy, Why does diamond find this explanation problematic? middle east do have democracy. The level of religious involvement in the state varies depending on which of these you go to. Answer: the arab countries no longer mind that there is no democracy as they have gotten used to it. No need for politics because they believe the religion in and of itself is the law. Answer: arab countries export the oil and have a lot of money and do not tax their citizens. terrorist and linked to al qaeda -- in egypt as a critical case study); and, decline in oil prices.