What is day to day life in Libya like? Why has the revolution there been so much bloodier than those in Egypt, Bahrain, and Tunisia? This episode of Planet Money answers those questions.
Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 2/25/11.
This was fascinating. I had never heard of a rentier state (and, evidently, neither has my spellchecker). Interesting perspective on why Libya is the way it is.
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