Resource Wealth State Governance Model

A Resource Wealth State Governance Model is a state governance model that is a resource-dependent model deriving government revenue from natural resource extraction rather than citizen taxation.

• AKA: Rentier State Model, Resource-Based Governance Model, Extraction Economy Governance, Resource Wealth Political System.
• Context:
  • It can typically reduce Democratic Accountability through resource wealth independence.
  • It can typically enable Authoritarian Control through resource wealth patronage systems.
  • It can typically provide Citizen Subsidy Programs through resource wealth distribution.
  • It can typically weaken No Taxation Without Representation Principle through resource wealth taxation avoidance.
  • It can often limit Political Participation Rights through resource wealth power concentration.
  • It can often create Economic Elite Dominance through resource wealth control.
  • It can often parallel AI-Powered Economic Systems through resource wealth automation analogy.
  • It can range from being a Democratic Resource Wealth State Governance Model to being an Authoritarian Resource Wealth State Governance Model, depending on its resource wealth political freedom.
  • It can range from being a Stable Resource Wealth State Governance Model to being a Volatile Resource Wealth State Governance Model, depending on its resource wealth price stability.
  • It can range from being a Equitable Resource Wealth State Governance Model to being an Unequal Resource Wealth State Governance Model, depending on its resource wealth distribution pattern.
  • It can range from being a Transparent Resource Wealth State Governance Model to being an Opaque Resource Wealth State Governance Model, depending on its resource wealth governance openness.
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• Example(s):
  • Oil State Governance Models, such as:
    • Saudi Arabia Governance Model with oil wealth subsidies.
    • Kuwait Governance Model with petroleum revenue distribution.
  • Natural Resource States, such as:
    • Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Model with democratic governance.
    • UAE Economic Model with diversification efforts.
  • Mining Economy Governance, such as:
    • Botswana Diamond Economy Model with development success.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Tax-Based State Model, which depends on citizen contributions.
  • Industrial Economy Model, which relies on manufacturing.
  • Service Economy Model, which depends on human labor.
• See: State (Polity), Government Policy, Economic System, Reversed No Taxation Without Representation Principle, AI-Powered Universal Basic Income Policy, Automation-Induced Political Power Erosion Process, Post-Work Economic System.

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