Power Grab. Political Survival through Extractive Resource Nationalization, New ed, Paperback/***

Power Grab shows that controlling the means of production of oil and minerals determines the rise and fall of political leaders. Nationalization - seizing operations for the state - is a gamble: its immediate windfalls can fortify the foundations of enduring rule, or its operational costs can risk future prosperity and political survival. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Paasha (University of California, Santa Barbara) Mahdavi Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 16 Tables, black and white; 29 Line drawings, black and white Number of pages: 276 Collection: Business and Public Policy Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 19 Cover type: Paperback / softback