Rejection of Rentier State As Main Cause
The "rentier state theory" is that states in which the government controls vast wealth and does not need to control taxes are likely to be autocratic. Some scholars have cited the rentier state theory and oil wealth as the main reasons for the perseverance of the Arab monarchies. However, oil-wealthy rentier monarchies in Iran, Iraq, and Libya all fell to revolutions, while oil-poor, non-rentier monarchies such as Jordan and Morocco continue to survive.
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