Even in countries where oil revenues could fuel a significant amount of research, Arab rulers did not encourage such investment, with the result that their societies have not prospered as much as they might have.
Dokonce i v zemích, kde by ropné příjmy mohly podporovat obrovský objem výzkumu, arabští vládcové podobné investice nestimulovali, v důsledku čehož jejich společnosti neprosperují tak, jak by mohly.