tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17908317.post114953763658065605..comments2024-03-28T03:15:14.875-07:00Comments on Unenumerated: Property, security, and freedomNick Szabohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820399856274245684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17908317.post-1158388731032138262006-09-15T23:38:00.000-07:002006-09-15T23:38:00.000-07:00Much of this is political inertia. We are still l...Much of this is political inertia. We are still largely dominated by political ideas developed when agriculture was the dominant form of property. When a country industrializes first (more goods-dominated) you get more republican institutions, which borrow heavily from the medieval city republics (also goods dominated). When it goes straight from agriculture to oil, like Saudi Arabia or Venezuala, you don't have much chance for republican institutions to develop.Nick Szabohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820399856274245684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17908317.post-1157842649523532622006-09-09T15:57:00.000-07:002006-09-09T15:57:00.000-07:00I agree that this is a valid relationship for unde...I agree that this is a valid relationship for undeveloped countries (though I would say that Norway, the US, and even Mexico are in market systems with democracies while having an abundance of petrolum). I actually <A HREF="http://www.prosebeforehos.com/international-relations/09/07/black-gold-the-financer-of-tyranny/index.html" REL="nofollow">about this</A> a few times, specifically in relation to Russia and the ability to lean on other countries through economic clout & energy. Good post though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com