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100	1		_aGallegos, Raul, _d1973- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCrude nation : _bhow oil riches ruined Venezuela / _cRaul Gallegos.
264		1	_aLincoln : _bPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, _c[2016]
264		4	_c2016
300			_a1 online resource (255 pages)
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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.
520			_a"Crude Nation tells the story of how ruinous mismanagement has resulted in the economic implosion of Venezuela, the country with the largest oil reserves in the world"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aGallegos, Raul. _tCrude nation : how oil riches ruined Venezuela. _dLincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2016] _z9781612347707
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4644291 _zClick to View
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