Conference Paper
Does Satisfaction with Amenities and Environment Influence the Taste for Revolt in the Middle East
No.
ERF30_21
Publisher
ERF
Date
March, 2024
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between individuals' satisfaction with amenities, environmental quality, and their inclination for revolt in the Middle East. Using recent World Value Survey data (WVS7, 2017-2021) from Egypt and Iraq, both of which have experienced severe environmental degradation and inadequate management of public infrastructure, and applying probit regressions, our results indicate that satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality indicators is statistically and negatively related to individuals' propensity to support revolution in both countries. Our findings reveal that in both the Egyptian and Iraqi samples, transitioning from being the most dissatisfied to the most satisfied with average amenities and environmental quality indicators is associated with a 12-percentage-point decrease in the predicted probability of supporting revolutionary actions, while controlling for other individual characteristics. This effect is particularly prominent among individuals residing in urban and large areas in both countries. We also find that that individuals' satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality influences their inclination toward revolt through their overall life satisfaction and contentment with the government's provision of utilities.
Research Fellows
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
Professor in Economics of the Middle East,...
Authors
Hassan Gholipour
School of Business, Western Sydney University (WSU),...