| dc.contributor.author | Nordvik, Frode Martin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-18T14:08:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-18T14:08:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1892-2198 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/227859 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A large literature investigates the relation between oil and conflict, yet no empirical
study has found any link between oil and coups d’´etat. Using a new data
set on oil production separated into onshore and offshore production, and covering
172 countries from 1900 to 2012, onshore oil is seen to promote coup while offshore oil prevents them. A likely mechanism is that onshore oil motivates military
build-ups, while offshore oil does not. From a political leader’s point of view, a large
military is a double-edged sword, because it may turn against him and stage a coup. | nb_NO |
| dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
| dc.publisher | BI Norwegian Business School | nb_NO |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CAMP Working Paper Series;7/2014 | |
| dc.subject | political economy, natural resources, coups d’´etat, military spending | nb_NO |
| dc.title | Does oil promote or prevent coups? | nb_NO |
| dc.type | Working paper | nb_NO |
| dc.source.pagenumber | 35 pages | nb_NO |
