Singh, Raju Jan; Bodea, Cristina; Higashijima, Masaaki - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This paper explores the conditions under which public spending could minimize violent conflict related to oil wealth …. Previous work suggests that oil can lead to violent conflict because it increases the value of the state as a prize or because … the onset of violent conflict through public spending by buying off citizens and elites, increasing state legitimacy by …