"Analysis of North African revolt against authoritarianism, known as the 'Arab Spring', embraced reductionist explanations such as the social media, youth unemployment and citizens' agitations to regain dignity in societies humiliated by oppressive regimes. This book illustrates that...

1. An alchemy of economic and political action -- 2. State-building and state-society relations -- 3. Elements of resource challenges? -- 4. Politics of resource conflicts -- 5. Quiescence : regime type and government expenditure -- 6. Paradigm error : unemployment, poverty and food insecurity...