From Windfall to Curse?: Oil and Industrialization in Venezuela, 1920 to the Present

by Di John, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780271035536
• ISBN10: 0271035536
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-30
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr

Summary

"Examines the political economy of growth in Venezuela since the discovery of oil in 1920"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. vii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction
Accounting for Growth and Decline in Venezuela	p. 3
Trends and Cycles in the Venezuelan Economy	p. 15
A Critical Survey Of The "Resource Curse" Literature
Economic Explanations of the Growth Collapse in Venezuela	p. 35
Political Economy Explanations of the Growth Collapse in Venezuela	p. 77
Economic Liberalization, Political Instability, and State Capacity in Venezuela	p. 108
An Alternative Political Economy Of Venezuelan Growth And Decline
Toward a New Political Economy of Late Industrialization	p. 133
Periodization of Industrialization Stages and Strategies in Venezuela	p. 169
The Structure of and Changes in Political Settlements in Venezuela	p. 186
A New View on the Political Economy of Growth in Venezuela	p. 226
Beyond The Venezuelan Case
The Political Economy of Growth in Malaysia and Venezuela	p. 271
Conclusion: Rethinking the Political Economy of Growth	p. 285
References	p. 303
Index	p. 327
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