"Winner of the William H. Riker Book Award, Political Economy Section of the American Political Science Association"

"Winner of the Best Book Award, International Collaboration Section of the American Political Science Association"

"Winner of the Gaddis Smith International Book Prize, Yale University"

"Winner of the Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center at Georgetown University"

"A remarkable book to read for academics but also for those interested in the dynamics of capitalist state-building."---Giampaolo Conte, The Journal of European Economic History