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100			_aGengler, Justin J., Shockley, Bethany and Ewers, Michael C. _956278
245			_aRefinancing the rentier state: Welfare, inequality, and citizen preferences toward fiscal reform in the gulf oil monarchies
260			_aComparative Politics
300			_a53(2), Jan, 2021: p.283-317
520			_aAgainst the backdrop of fiscal reform efforts in Middle East oil producers, this article proposes a general framework for understanding how citizens relate to welfare benefits in the rentier state and then tests some observable implications using original survey data from the quintessential rentier state of Qatar. Using two novel choice experiments, we ask Qataris to choose between competing forms of economic subsidies and state spending, producing a clear and reliable ordering of welfare priorities. Expectations derived from the experiments about the individual-level determinants of rentier reform preferences are then tested using data from a follow-up survey. Findings demonstrate the importance of non-excludable public goods, rather than private patronage, for upholding the rentier bargain.-Reproduced https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cuny/cp/2021/00000053/00000002/art00006
650			_aFiscal policy, Welfare state, Public welfare, Economic assistance, Government spending policy, Social policy, Subsidies, Patronage, Political aspects, Public goods, Rentier state, Political economy, Economic development—Political aspects, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle East—Economic conditions, Qatar—Politics and government, Qatar—Economic conditions _956279
773			_aComparative Politics
906			_aFISCAL POLICY
942			_cAR