"The country that became too rich": Says something about how powerful the narratives of decline have become

Everything should now be said about The Country That Got Too Rich. The book, which claims that oil wealth has made us lazy, has already been discussed and commented on and in the minds of all who can crawl and walk by chief economists and newspaper commentators. The author, Martin Bech Holte, with a doctorate in economics, has acquired a Piketty-like status as an unlikely academic rock star.