U Venezuela du froid? La "malediction des ressources" et la politique russe

In: Politique étrangère: PE ; revue trimestrielle publiée par l'Institut Français des Relations Internationales, Issue 1, p. 37-50

Abstract

This article examines the impact of natural resource wealth on Russian political life. Viewed from a political perspective, what is striking is not how well Russia conforms to the stereotype of a resource-based political economy but how well it has (so far) resisted many of the institutional & political pathologies associated with the "resource curse." There is little reason to think that Russia's policy would be much healthier if it had less resource wealth. Nevertheless, it seems that Russia's resource wealth does pose dangers to its political development. The crucial issue is not the nature of the resources themselves hut the location of those resources in an institutional environment that is ill-equipped to cope with the pressures & problems that such wealth can create. References. Adapted from the source document.