Petro-dictatorship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dictatorship funded by petroleum exports.

    "The development of energy resources in an otherwise underdeveloped economy […] is often accompanied by the rise of corrupt, authoritarian regimes (Witness the petro-dictatorships of Nigeria, Libya[…])"

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"The development of energy resources in an otherwise underdeveloped economy […] is often accompanied by the rise of corrupt, authoritarian regimes (Witness the petro-dictatorships of Nigeria, Libya[…])"

Etymology

From petro- + dictatorship.

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petro-dictator

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