David Waldner, University of Virginia, quoted in MESA Bulletin, n. 32, 1998
"Brings new theoretical and methodological insights...merits the close attention of students of rentier states...As a bonus, Karl contributes to the literature on the structure-agency problem, arguing for what she calls 'structured contingency' or the highly biased preference of certain types of decisions. The Paradox of Plenty, in any respect, deserved to be placed at the top of our reading lists and should become a staple in courses on political and economic development."
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Middle East Quarterly, Issue 12/98
"After benefiting from the largest transfer of wealth ever to occur without war, why have most oil-exporting developing countries suffered from economic deterioration and political decay? [Karl's] complex argument offers a sophisticated cross-cultural reply to this question, focusing on the capital-deficit countries of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, and Venezuela. Though a Latin American specialist, Karl understands the Algerian and Iranian encounters with oil and has insights to offer all those who study Middle Eastern oil states - as well as those that lead them."
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