The Paradox of Plenty by Terry Lynn Karl

The Paradox of Plenty by Terry Lynn Karl

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Explains why, in the midst of two massive oil booms in the 1970s, oil-exporting governments as different as Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Algeria, and Indonesia chose common development paths and suffered similarly disappointing outcomes.

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The Paradox of Plenty by Terry Lynn Karl

Explains why, in the midst of two massive oil booms in the 1970s, oil-exporting governments as different as Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Algeria, and Indonesia chose common development paths and suffered similarly disappointing outcomes.
Terry Lynn Karl is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford University.
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ISBN 13 9780520207721
ISBN 10 0520207726
Title The Paradox of Plenty
Author Terry Lynn Karl
Series Studies In International Political Economy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 1997-10-10
Number of pages 380
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