Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Natural Resources
Scholarly Publications
Resources and the Information Problem in Rebel Recruitment
August 2005
How does the resource base of a rebel group impact its membership, structure, and behavior?
Other Publications
Brick Kilns in Bangladesh
March 2020
Bangladesh is situated on the deltas of several large rivers passing into the Bay of Bengal. The country’s location on this alluvial plain means there is little natural rock available for use in...
Is it Possible to Say No to China? The Case of the Kirchner-Cepernic Dams in Argentine Patagonia
April 2019
This case analyzes Argentinian President Macri’s decision to continue or suspend the construction of two mega dams financed by Chinese banks in the Santa Cruz River.
Events
Ethnicity and Political Responsiveness in China
February 7, 2013
Speaker Bio: Greg Distelhorst is a Ph.D.
Making the Resource Curse Disappear: A re-examination of Haber and Menaldo’s “Do Natural Resources Fuel Authoritarianism"
January 26, 2012
Abstract: Haber and Menaldo (2011) claim there is little evidence that oil is harmful to democracy, and that previous studies to the contrary were corrupted by omitted variable bias.
Corruption in Food Delivery: When are Vulnerable Populations Most Affected?
January 24, 2012
Abstract: In developing countries, the efficacy of subsidized food delivery systems is particularly challenged by corruption that can disproportionately affect less powerful areas or less powerful...