A Pathological Look at the Political Economy of Rentier Governments in the Persian Gulf Countries (Case Study, Qatar)

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1 universuty

2 professor in university of esfahan

10.22080/jpir.2022.21269.1211

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Some thinkers have set a low standard for distinguishing the rentier state from other states and have named any government that accounts for 42% or more of its total foreign rental income as the rentier government. Although vulnerability is an integral part of all political systems, it seems that this vulnerability is far greater in the case of rentier governments. In other words, rentier governments are economically single-product and far from structurally diverse due to their heavy dependence on oil revenues. This characteristic shows their one-dimensional nature. Second, their economy, in addition to product shortages, has always faced financial crises which have been affected by falling oil prices. Is. Finally, the abundance of resources and the ease of access to these revenues have led to the reluctance of government officials to the productive sectors, including industry and agriculture. This study seeks to investigate the economic and political pathology of the rentier state's Qatbar San. Qatar's economic status is highly dependent on oil revenues and all economic aspects, including funding and other economic areas, are provided by oil revenues. However, for the diversity of its single-product economic structure. It has made efforts and engaged in activities in the fields of trade, shipping, banking and investment in the fields of energy, including oil and gas, but still plays a significant role in the oil and gas sector in the Qatari economy. Qatar's rentier economy became dependent on oil revenues and addiction after the discovery of oil, effectively causing financial crises such as

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