Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279253 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10503
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between individuals' satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality and taste for revolt in the Middle East. Using recent World Value Survey data (WVS7, 2017-2021) from Egypt and Iraq (which have been experiencing severe environmental degradation and inadequate and mismanagement of public infrastructure) and applying Probit regressions, our results show that satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality indicators are negatively and statistically related to individuals' inclination towards revolt in both countries. This finding is more pronounced in urban areas, particularly in large cities. We also find that individuals' satisfaction with amenities and environmental quality affect the taste of revolt through the individual's life satisfaction and satisfaction with the government's provision of utilities. The analysis for Egypt suggests that satisfaction with public transportation systems, roads and highways, air quality, and housing quality are significantly and negatively associated with support for revolutionary action. For the Iraq sample, we find that dissatisfaction with roads and highways, water quality, school quality, and the physical settings of cities lead to a higher probability of support for uprising.
Subjects: 
amenities
air quality
Middle East
environment
pollution
revolution
satisfaction
JEL: 
D74
H54
Q53
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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