Baker Institute expert suggests assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2016
Oil helped finance their emergence from colonial rule and, at times, guided the placement of national borders to encompass known oilfields. Finally, in many MENA countries, government policies that made available low-priced fuel and electricity contributed to an ‘entitlement mentality’ among citizens toward cheap energy.
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