... such as the restoration of regional leaders and vengeance against the British, while the British themselves, with a force of predominantly Indian troops, sought to punish the rebels and reassert their control over India. Ultimately, the British were triumphant for three main reasons. First, the rebellion was not a national or nationalist revolt, but primarily limited to particular geographical areas and social groups ... in 1856. A second group whom the British had alienated was the regional elites who had recently lost their thrones and pensions with Governor-General Dalhousie's 'D...

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... rent fails to deliver the expected democratic benefits associated with development. Additionally, Terry Karl argues that resource wealth might affect governance quality by provoking conflicts between elitist groups over the control of the natural resources and institutions. Even if it does not worsen governance, it is most likely "the quality of the governance will determine the quality of the economic ... and natural resource management policies." Since natural resources generate revenues, government in developing countries may be tempted to make policy and public spending decisions th...

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