Hard times in the lands of plenty
Subtitle: oil politics in Iran and Indonesia
By: Benjamin Smith.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780801444395; 9780801472770
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Iran; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Indonesia; Iran -- Politics and government -- 1941-1979; Indonesia -- Politics and government -- 1966-1998
Description: Drawing on research in Iran and Indonesia and quantitative research on 19 other oil-rich developing countries, Smith challenges readers to reconsider resource wealth in late-developing countries, not as a simple curse or blessing, but instead as a flexible source of both political resources and potential complications.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Oil wealth and politics in the developing world : theories and evidence; title: Explaining regime durability in oil-rich states : oil, opposition, and late development; title: The impact and legacies of oil and late development : coalitions and state building before the boom; title: The oil boom and beyond : two exporting states confront crisis; title: Oil, opposition, and late development : regime breakdown and persistence in twenty-one oil-exporting states.