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elements-8983	Cochrane, Marisa	Perilous Petrodollars: The Effects of Oil Wealth on Democratization	2007	6	.pdf	application/pdf	3617	260	70	Despite the fact that these states have benefited immensely from global markets dependent on their black gold, a telling number of oil-rich states are not democratic.1 When it comes to the promotion of democracy, one cannot help but ask whether oil wealth is a blessing or a curse. I wi l l then address the argument that oil wealth weakens social mobilization and processes of modernization, which are important factors in democratization.	cache/elements-8983.pdf	txt/elements-8983.txt