tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post5754131240039444778..comments2023-10-28T00:47:18.069-07:00Comments on Weeks Population: Demography and Oil in Saudi Arabia and VenezuelaJohn Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-66844156093064960252016-02-28T20:49:18.314-08:002016-02-28T20:49:18.314-08:00I think Saudi Arabia has enough other wealth (inve...I think Saudi Arabia has enough other wealth (investments outside of the Middle East) and a sufficiently repressive government to hang on for quite a while. Venezuela is much more precarious.John Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069566137451684355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532313388110978122.post-2402758784978446502016-02-26T19:02:03.015-08:002016-02-26T19:02:03.015-08:00Great material on KSA. Question is: when will this...Great material on KSA. Question is: when will this system of patronage (bribing citizens) be no longer economically viable? And then what happens? Would love to hear your thoughts.Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.com