Poverty, Wealth
Dictatorship, Democracy:
Resource Scarcity and the Origins of Dictatorship
by Jack Barkstrom
What the critics are saying...
Native Forest Network -
"...[A]n absolute must for students of politics, history and the environment..."
"...Recommended reading for anybody seeking a "behind the scenes" interpretation of history."
"...This truly epic account of humanity's rise and fall and its dependence on resources for its well-being is both
well-written and thought-provoking."
The Midwest Book Review -
"...[A] seminal work that will prove of intense interest and benefit to students of economics, political science, international relations, social dysfunction, and world history."
"...Poverty, Wealth Dictatorship, Democracy... presents a fascinating, engaging, informative, ground-breaking, historical treatise on the cause/effect relationship between poverty ... and the rise of political dictatorships."
Business History -
[C]aptivating reading...
EH.NET -
[S]hallow scholarship driven by an ideological bent.
The News Line -
A simplistic view of power...