Based on the implications of the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game, what should we expect the relationship to be between oil wealth and the prospects for democratization?
A) Oil wealth should be positively correlated with democratization.
B) Oil wealth should be negatively correlated with democratization.
C) There is no correlation between oil wealth and democratization.

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According to the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game, in countries with significant oil wealth, governments have less incentive to be responsive to demands for democracy from their citizens. This is because oil revenues can fund the government without needing to rely on the population for taxation. Therefore, citizens have less "voice" or ability to push for democratic reforms through their participation in the political process. As a result, oil wealth is negatively correlated with the prospects for democratization. The Arab Spring, during which many countries with significant oil wealth did not experience successful democratization movements, provides an example of this relationship.

Based on the Implications of the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty