TY - BOOK AU - Lowi,Miriam R. TI - Oil wealth and the poverty of politics: Algeria compared T2 - Cambridge Middle East studies SN - 9780511690914 (electronic bk.) AV - JQ3231 .L69 2009eb U1 - 338.965 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Erdölindustrie KW - swd KW - Wirtschaftsentwicklung KW - Politik KW - Algeria KW - Economic conditions KW - 1962- KW - Economic policy KW - Politics and government KW - 1962-1990 KW - 1990- KW - Social conditions KW - Algerien KW - Electronic books N1 - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-221) and index; Introduction. Oil shocks and the challenge to states ; Natural resources and political instability -- Algeria and its discontents. From conquest to independence ; the elaboration of a system ; From boom to bust, and, verging on breakdown ; The persistence of violence and the process of re-equilibration -- Comparisons and conclusions. Variations on a theme : comparators in the Muslim world ; Conclusions : oil wealth and the poverty of politics UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=318397 ER -