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008			160622s2016 nbuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2016010857
020			_a9781612347707 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_z9781612348575 (epub)
020			_z9781612348582 (mobi)
020			_z9781612348599 (pdf)
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050	0	0	_aHD9574.V42 _bG35 2017
082	0	0	_a330.987 _223
084			_aPOL023000 _aBUS069020 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aGallegos, Raul, _d1973-
245	1	0	_aCrude nation : _bhow oil riches ruined Venezuela / _cRaúl Gallegos.
264		1	_aLincoln : _bPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, _c2017.
300			_axv, 226 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Beneath Venezuelan soil lies an ocean of crude--the world's largest reserves--an oil patch that shaped the nature of the global energy business. Unfortunately, a dysfunctional anti-American, leftist government controls this vast resource and has used its wealth to foster voter support, ultimately wreaking economic havoc. Crude Nation reveals the ways in which this mismanagement has led to Venezuela's economic ruin and turned the country into a cautionary tale for the world. Raúl Gallegos, a former Caracas-based oil correspondent, paints a picture both vivid and analytical of the country's economic decline, the government's foolhardy economic policies, and the wrecked lives of Venezuelans. Without transparency, the Venezuelan government uses oil money to subsidize life for its citizens in myriad unsustainable ways, while regulating nearly every aspect of day-to-day existence in Venezuela. This has created a paradox in which citizens can fill up the tanks of their SUVs for less than one American dollar while simultaneously enduring nationwide shortages of staples such as milk, sugar, and toilet paper. Gallegos's insightful analysis shows how mismanagement has ruined Venezuela again and again over the past century and lays out how Venezuelans can begin to fix their country, a nation that can play an important role in the global energy industry"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPetroleum industry and trade _zVenezuela _xHistory _y21st century.
650		0	_aFinancial crises _zVenezuela _xHistory _y21st century.
651		0	_aVenezuela _xEconomic conditions _y21st century.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics. _2bisacsh
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