From windfall to curse? oil and industrialization in Venezuela, 1920 to the present / Jonathan Di John.

Author/creator DiJohn, Jonathan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press,
Descriptionxvii, 341 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

Contents Accounting for growth and decline in Venezuela -- Trends and cycles in the Venezuelan economy -- Economic explanations of the growth collapse in Venezuela -- Political economy explanations of the growth collapse in Venezuela -- Economic liberalization, political instability, and state capacity in Venezuela -- Toward a new political economy of late industrialization -- Periodization of industrialization stages and strategies in Venezuela -- The structure of and changes in political settlements in Venezuela -- A new view on the political economy of growth in Venezuela -- The political economy of growth in Malaysia and Venezuela -- Conclusion: rethinking the political economy of growth.
Abstract "Examines the political economy of growth in Venezuela since the discovery of oil in 1920"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009016316
ISBN9780271035536 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271035536 (cloth : alk. paper)