Pdf the palestinian authority and the rentier state. Attitudes toward industry and services michel chatelus 6. Note that this definition excludes workers remittances. The term rent is well established in the economic literature since the time of the fathers of political economy. O wning natural resources has been beneficial for some countries, but hurtful for some others. Economic crisis and postrentier democratization in the. The rentier state hazem beblawi, giacomo luciani eds.
Pdf this chapter is concerned with african rentier states, a category first coined by an iranian. The rentier state 1st edition hazem beblawi giacomo. Income measurement in arab states thomas stauffer 2. The rentier states of the middle east, which derive a substantial part of their revenue from foreign sources in the form of rent, largely oil revenues, face the same basic problem, the challenge of.
Secondly, a substantial amount of that rent is gained externally, i. An alternative explanation derived from the rentierstate model may render this connection. This volume, first published in 1987, is devoted to a discussion of interrelations of the economic base with the cultural, social and political structures, and of its impact on the state. An assessment of the role of nigerian state in enforcing. Hazem beblawi, e rentier s tate in the arab w orld, in. An assessment of the role of nigerian state in enforcing zero.
This paper develops a theoretical model to analyze whether a rentier state can diversify its economy away from the rent revenue and hence sustain the economic development and preserve the statusquo. Employment and career motivation in the arab gulf states. For adam smith rent, though a source of income, is nonetheless different from other sources, in that it is not the cause of prices but, rather, the effect of them. In a rentier state, a small segment of the society has access directly in the creation of wealth while the rest involves in distribution and utilization of the wealth 6,8. Firstly, in a rentier state, rent is the predominant income. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The rentier state in the arab world hazem beblawi 3.
The idea of the rentier state lacking a positive and societallyengaged economic policy, therefore, probably held water then. Rentier state theory rst gained currency in the late 1980s, and remains widely. Beblawi, h 1990 the rentier state in the arab world. Pdf rentiers detat download full pdf download book. Activation of more groups in conflict makes transfer program by government credible.
The macrobehaviour of oilrentier states in the arab region mahmoud abdelfadil 5. In current politicalscience and internationalrelations theory, a rentier state is a state which derives all or a substantial portion of its national revenues from the rent of indigenous resources to external clients. It will be suggested that a number of reasons account for this, not least, the nature and subject of the rent itself. In a celebrated passage, adam smith distinguished between rent and other sources of income. As chaudhry notes, large flows of remittances have different political implications than do large oil rents. Jul 27, 2015 introduction hazem beblawi and giacomo luciani. Beblawi 1990, however, delineates four basic characteristics of a rentier state which are a rent situations must predominate in that there is no such thing as a pure rentier economy b the rent must come from abroad or outside the country c in a rentier. Are rentier monarchies a viable road to development in the. Considering the decarbonization process of the global economy and rapidly fall in economic value of hydrocarbons in the face of the supply glut, rentier states depending on oil and gas revenues. Desha m girod, megan a stewart, and meir r walters. Is rentier state theory sufficient to explain the politics. In addition, beblawiluciani define a political system as a rentier state only if a minority in the population is engaged in the generation of the rent, while the majority is.
This article investigates qatars sustainability crisis of the high levels of water, electricity and food use. The rentier state in the arab world hazem beblawi introduction the concept of a rentier state has gained renewed interest with the advent of the oil era and the emergence of the new arab oilproducing states. The rentier stateresource curse narrative and the state of the arabian gulf emilie rutledge. Water free fulltext a rentier state under blockade. Product financial institution financial asset arab world allocation state. How the rentseeking view of resource rents may lead to the rentier state view.
Beblawi introduced a rentier state theory using three key characteristics. Bad governance in iran has created dutch disease, rentier state, and resource curse, drr as a characteristic triangle. The concept of rentier states revisited springerlink. Later works still held to the broad characterizations of the rentier state that luciani, beblawi, and others developed in the 1980s and 1990s. Rent seeking and regime stability in rentier states. This is a fact of paramount importance, cutting across the whole of the social fabric of the economy affecting the role.
The high levels of consumption have been enabled by qatars significant hydrocarbons wealth, a generous rentier states redistributive water governance, and structural. In a celebrated passage, adam smith distinguished between. This argument goes back at least to joseph schumpeter 1918 who spoke of the tax state, describing how a countrys tax system shapes the relationship between a state and. The term rentier state has been used since the 20th century, in a number of ways. See also delacroix, jacques, the distributive state in the world system, studies in comparative international development 15 1980, 3 21. The concept of the rentier state, or the rentier economy, applies to a country that relies on substantial external rent in the form of the sale of oil, transit charges suez canal, or tourism.
In the introduction of their edited volume the rentier state, beblawi and luciani 1987 attempt to provide what they call a structured debate regarding the problems of the rentier system and develop the intricacy between the state, the economy, and the rentier system. May 23, 2014 aid plays a significant role in the process of statebuilding, particularly in the postconflict era. The agrarian rentier political economy 53 changeably here. A main theorist of the rentier state theories argues that in a rentier state, the government is the principal recipient of the external rent in the economy. Pdf the rise and fall of oilrentier states in africa researchgate. Economic diversification potential in the rentier states. Challenging state corruption in africa, in the journal of modern african studies, vol. Hazem beblawi, the rentier state in the arab world, in hazem beblawi and giacomo luciani eds. This volume, first published in 1987, is devoted to a discussion of inte. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the widget. The limits to democracy posed by oil rentier states.
Rentier economy has farreaching political, social, and cultural consequences. Scholars of european state formation have long underlined the connection between taxation and political development, noting that revenue collection can promote institutionbuilding and accountability. The macrobehaviour of oil rentier states in the arab region mahmoud abdelfadil 5. This paper proposes that the rentier state and resource curse theories be considered as two elements of the same paradigm which, despite a growing body of contrary empirical evidence, retains a hegemonic influence in political economy discourse. Beblawi 1990 made the argument in what is now simple, even simplistic, terms. Similarly, nathan jensen and leonard wantchekon have concluded, the key mechanism linking 1 countries vary tremendously in their taxnontax revenue mix.
In 1987, luciani and beblawi defined it as a break in the workreward causation. The concept of a rentier state has gained renewed interest with the advent of the oil era. The rentier state theory is also a concern of this study since it is not only the first initiative that aims to define the different structures of those states but also since it opened the way for analyzing these states as exceptional. This article examines the countrys ability to achieve this objective by. Income measurement in arab states 2 the rentier state in the. Feb 04, 2016 the late rentier state notion captures the desire of uae to engage in an active development policy to engineer predetermined economic outcomes gray, 2011. The rentier state theory rst has been proposed to explain the unique economicpolitic nature of the authoritarian and resourcerich countries starting in the 1970s 7,8. Rentier state was now clearly counterposed to an ideal type production state implicitly. Rentiers detat available for download and read online in pdf, epub, mobi. Successes and failures of economic reform in nigerias. The rentier stateresource curse narrative and the state of. The implications of the rentier state theory regarding the. Please click button to get the rentier state book now.
The rentier state in the arab war id hazem beblawi introduction the concept of a rentier state has gained renewed interest with the advent of the oil era and the emergence of the new arab oilproducing states. In other rentier states, limited protests did not lead to uprisings. Apr 10, 2019 6 the classic statement on rentierism is beblawis article on the rentier state, while the recent marxist critiques contextualize the rentier stateand the effect of rentierismthrough a more complex story of capitalist development. The country is at a crossroads, as evidenced by both its unsustainable economic model and the plan that the government proposed in spring 2016 to overcome dependence on oil, vision 2030. It can also be applied to nations which trade on their strategic resources, such as an important military base. Is rentier state theory sufficient to explain the politics of. Reward income or wealth is not related to work and risk bearing, rather to chance or situation. Since 1990 when beblawi and luciani has published their. Optimum management of natural resources in the former group has enhanced economic growth, bad governance, however, has led to dutch disease in the latter group. The rentier stateresource curse narrative and the state. The rentier states of the middle east, which derive a substantial part of their revenue from.
Rentier states or the relationship between regime stability. The oil price drop which occurred in international markets in 2014 has revived concerns about the economic situation of saudi arabia. Resource rents turn from a source of conflict to a promoter of peace and stability. Research highlights theory to explain evidence on the nonmonotonic effect of resource rents on conflict.
It also aids in accounting for the more active foreign policy, accounting for the uaes need to protect itself and its rentier wealth from. Aid plays a significant role in the process of statebuilding, particularly in the postconflict era. Income measurement in arab states 2 the rentier state in. The late rentier state notion captures the desire of uae to engage in an active development policy to engineer predetermined economic outcomes gray, 2011. The politics of demobilization in rentier autocracies. Beblawi 1990, however, delineates four basic characteristics of a rentier state which are a rent situations must predominate in that there is no such thing as a pure rentier economy b the rent must come from abroad or outside the country c in a rentier state only the few i.
The core focus of this paper is to assess the relationship between the electricity consumption and institutions within rentierism phenomenon by incorporating economic gr. Contrarily, the theory of the rentier state largely neglected in the study of peace and war in this respect suggests that regimes use revenue from abundant resources to buy off peace through patronage, largescale distributive policies and effective repression. The term rent appears, with a different meaning, in studies that deal with the consequences of rentseeking by influential actors in the domestic political economy. The notion of rentier mentality has dominated the literature on the gulf states for almost 40 years now.
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