Well‐oiled regimes: oil &amp; uncertain transitions in Algeria &amp; Nigeria

White, Gregory G; Taylor, Scott

doi:10.1080/03056240108704544

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Review of African Political Economy

Volume 28, Issue 89

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Well‐oiled regimes: oil & uncertain transitions in Algeria & Nigeria

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Author(s): Gregory White ^a , Scott Taylor ^b

Publication date (Print): September 2001

Journal: Review of African Political Economy

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Oil has had a profound impact on countries engaged in transitions to democracy, often undermining the commitment of both local and external actors to democratization. Two African countries, Algeria and Nigeria, demonstrate how oil distorts the domestic regime structure and conditions the nature of international linkages. Key actors in the international arena ‐notably, former colonial powers, international financial institutions and transnational corporations — are inclined to support undemocratic, military regimes that supply oil, while simultaneously offering only rhetorical support for ongoing transitions. Paradoxically, despite the critical role played by international actors in sustaining undemocratic regimes, and their compromising effect on domestic affairs, the international norm of sovereignty is deployed to rationalise non‐intervention in domestic political affairs of the country.

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

Publisher: Review of African Political Economy

ISSN (Print): 0305-6244

ISSN (Electronic): 1740-1720

Publication date (Print): September 2001

Volume: 28

Issue: 89

Pages: 323-344

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^a Department of Government , Smith College , Northampton , MA

^b African Studies Program, School of Foreign Service , Georgetown University , Washington , DC

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Publisher ID: 8704544 Coden ID: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 28, No. 89, September 2001, pp. 323-344

DOI: 10.1080/03056240108704544

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[1] 23 April. 1998 . The Petroleum Economist . 23 April. ,