Beyond the Resource Curse

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The idea of Beyond the Resource Curse was first conceived at a research workshop organized and sponsored by the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA), July 10–12, 2009, in Baku, Azerbaijan. We would like to thank ADA for its generous support and assistance throughout the making of this volume . Special thanks go to ADA Rector, Ambassador Hafiz Pashayev—a scholar and intellectual who understands very well the importance of this volume for his country and other resource-rich states. We are also grateful to a number of colleagues from ADA for their support and encouragement, especially Galib Mammad, and Fariz Ismailzade. A number of people at the University of Pennsylvania Press made an important contribution to Beyond the Resource Curse. Bill Finan, editor of Public Policy and International Relations, led the pack with his professional input and guidance. Bill also was always kind and upbeat. Dr. Alison Anderson, Managing Editor at UPENN Press gave critical suggestions and advice at important junctures in the production process. UPENN’s input greatly improved this volume. Thanks also go to the two anonymous reviewers. We would like to thank the authors who participated in this research and book project. They are a very interesting and diverse group of people from different disciplines, who not only did great research but were a pleasure to work with. We also thank John Grennan for his research assistance, editing of some of the chapters of the book, and preparation of the index. We especially thank Omri, Yael, and Oghuz. Brenda Shaffer and Taleh Ziyadov ...