"…foursquarely addresses the question of what resources can do—or not do—for a country. The novelty of the data…along with the freshness of of the analysis and the eclectic mix of topics and countries discussed, makes this a truly refreshing volume.”
- Svante Cornell, Johns Hopkins University
“Shaffer and Ziyadov has put together a broad scope of understanding of the difficulty in identifying the impact of natural resource accumulation on economic performance and governance.”
- B.J. Peterson, Central College