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Martin Beck / Thomas Richter

Oil and Political Economy in the Middle East: Overcoming Rentierism?

Chapter in Edited Volume | 2021

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Oil and Political Economy in the Middle East

Editor(s)

Martin Beck

Thomas Richter

Number of Pages

32

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Pages

237-268

Link

https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526149091/

ISBN

978-1-5261-4909-1

978-1-5261-4908-4

Location

Manchester

Prof. Dr. Martin Beck

Prof. Dr. Martin Beck

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Accountability and Participation"

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