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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1072 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Resource curse · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Ross's 2015 review concludes that there is robust evidence that petroleum wealth tends to make authoritarian regimes more durable, to increase certain types of corruption and to help trigger violent conflict in low- and middle-income countries.”

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