Venezuela : the political economy of oil /
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| Author / Creator: | Boué, Juan Carlos |
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| Imprint: | Oxford : Published by the Oxford University Press for the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, 1993. |
| Description: | xiii, 233 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1488805 |
| Summary: | Venezuela: the Political Economy of Oil is the first book in a new series on oil exporting countries. Venezuela continues to occupy a central place in the world petroleum market. The founding member of OPEC remains the principal net exporter outside of the Gulf. Its national oil company, PdVSA, is now the third largest oil company in the world and is pursuing a revolutionary policy of external acquisitions in developed countries. At the same time, there are early signs of a shift in its attitudes towards allowing in foreign investment. Such issues are in the forefront of political debate in most oil exporting countries today. In this book, Juan Carlos Boué gives a comprehensive and masterly analysis of the Venezuelan oil industry within the context of the political economy of the country. In the light of two attempted military coups in 1992, this study weighs up the prospects for the Venezuelan oil industry in the near and longer-term future. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 233 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 010730012X 019730012X |