This book is intended for those interested in US food habits and diets during the 20th century, American history, American social life and customs.

In these countries, dependence on petroleum leads to disproportionate fiscal reliance on petrodollars and public spending, at the expense of statecraft.

The Paradox of Plenty explains why, in the midst of two massive oil booms in the 1970s, oil-exporting governments as different as Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Alge

Debunks the view that natural resources lead to terrible outcomes by demonstrating that oil and minerals are actually a blessing.