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Venezuela Before Chávez Anatomy of an Economic Collapse

Hausmann Ricardo Rodríguez, Francisco R.
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780271056326
Publisert
2015-06-15
Utgiver
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Pennsylvania State University Press
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680 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
488

Redaktør
Hausmann Ricardo
Rodríguez, Francisco R.

Biographical note

Ricardo Hausmann is Professor of the Practice of Economic Development and Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as Venezuela’s Minister of Planning in 1992–93.

Francisco R. Rodríguez is Chief Andean Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. From 2000 to 2004 he served as Chief Economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly.

Venezuela Before Chávez Anatomy of an Economic Collapse

Hausmann Ricardo Rodríguez, Francisco R.
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
Hausmann Ricardo Rodríguez, Francisco R.
Heftet / 2015 / Engelsk
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<p>“This objective and expert evaluation of the Venezuelan economy will become an indispensable reference for any future debates on the legacy of the Chávez era.”</p><p>—Moisés Naím, author of <i>The End of Power</i></p>

<p>“<i>Venezuela Before Chávez </i>is not just a product of scrupulous academic research. It is also, as the authors understand—and as present circumstances in the country attest—a helpful and coherent guide for those who devise policies and make decisions in a country so reliant on oil.”</p><p>—Michael Shifter <i>ReVista Magazine</i></p>

<p>“This is a fine book on Venezuela and its economic and sociopolitical problems during the 20 years preceding the beginning, in 1999, of the Hugo Chávez Frías administration. . . . The story that unfolds in this excellent contribution to the literature is a good one, and the book is likely to become essential reading for understanding Venezuela’s economic decline during the last two decades of the twentieth century.”</p><p>—Brian McBeth <i>Hispanic American Historical Review</i></p>

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty richest countries in the world, ahead of countries such as Greece, Israel, and Spain. Between 1978 and 2001, however, Venezuela’s economy went sharply in reverse, with non-oil GDP declining by almost 19 percent and oil GDP by an astonishing 65 percent. What accounts for this drastic turnabout? The editors of Venezuela Before Chávez, who each played a policymaking role in the country’s economy during the past two decades, have brought together a group of economists and political scientists to examine systematically the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the economy’s collapse, from the cost of labor regulation and the development of financial markets to the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy. Aside from the editors, the contributors are Omar Bello, Adriana Bermúdez, Matías Braun, Javier Corrales, Jonathan Di John, Rafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, Samuel Freije, Dan Levy, Robert MacCulloch, Osmel Manzano, Francisco Monaldi, María Antonia Moreno, Daniel Ortega, Michael Penfold, José Pineda, Lant Pritchett, Cameron A. Shelton, and Dean Yang.
Les mer
A collection of essays that explore the collapse of economic growth in Venezuela since the 1970s. Essays discuss the relevance of public investment, labor markets, fiscal policy, institutions, politics, and values.
Les mer
Contents List of FiguresList of TablesChapter 1: Introduction Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezChapter 2: Why Did Venezuelan Growth Collapse?Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezChapter 3: Venezuela After A Century of Oil ExploitationOsmel ManzanoChapter 4: Public Investment and Productivity Growth in the Venezuelan Manufacturing IndustryJosé Pineda and Francisco RodríguezChapter 5: The Incidence of Labor Market Reforms on Employment in the Venezuelan Manufacturing Sector 1995–2001Omar Bello and Adriana Bermúdez Chapter 6: Understanding Economic Growth in Venezuela: 1970–2005 The Real Effects of a Financial CollapseMatías BraunChapter 7: Much Higher Schooling, Much Lower Wages: Human Capital and Economic Collapse in VenezuelaDaniel Ortega and Lant PritchettChapter 8: Income Distribution and Redistribution in VenezuelaSamuel FreijeChapter 9: Competing for Jobs or Creating Jobs? The Impact of Immigration on Native-Born Unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003Dan Levy and Dean YangChapter 10: Sleeping in the Bed One Makes: The Venezuelan Fiscal Policy Response to the Oil BoomMaría Antonia Moreno and Cameron A. SheltonChapter 11: Institutional Collapse: The Rise and Decline of Democratic Governance in VenezuelaFrancisco Monaldi and Michael PenfoldChapter 12: The Political Economy of Industrial Policy in VenezuelaJonathan Di JohnChapter 13: Explaining Chavismo: The Unexpected Alliance of Radical Leftists and the Military in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez Javier CorralesChapter 14: Oil, Macro Volatility and Crime in the Determination of Beliefs in VenezuelaRafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCullochChapter 15: Understanding the Collapse: Venezuela’s Experience in Cross-National PerspectiveRicardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezList of ContributorsIndex
Les mer
“This objective and expert evaluation of the Venezuelan economy will become an indispensable reference for any future debates on the legacy of the Chávez era.”—Moisés Naím, author of The End of Power
Venezuela Before Chávez, brings together a group of economists and political scientists to systematically examine the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the Venezuela's economic collapse, from the cost of labor regulation and the development of financial markets to the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy.
Les mer

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<p>“This objective and expert evaluation of the Venezuelan economy will become an indispensable reference for any future debates on the legacy of the Chávez era.”</p><p>—Moisés Naím, author of <i>The End of Power</i></p>

<p>“<i>Venezuela Before Chávez </i>is not just a product of scrupulous academic research. It is also, as the authors understand—and as present circumstances in the country attest—a helpful and coherent guide for those who devise policies and make decisions in a country so reliant on oil.”</p><p>—Michael Shifter <i>ReVista Magazine</i></p>

<p>“This is a fine book on Venezuela and its economic and sociopolitical problems during the 20 years preceding the beginning, in 1999, of the Hugo Chávez Frías administration. . . . The story that unfolds in this excellent contribution to the literature is a good one, and the book is likely to become essential reading for understanding Venezuela’s economic decline during the last two decades of the twentieth century.”</p><p>—Brian McBeth <i>Hispanic American Historical Review</i></p>

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty richest countries in the world, ahead of countries such as Greece, Israel, and Spain. Between 1978 and 2001, however, Venezuela’s economy went sharply in reverse, with non-oil GDP declining by almost 19 percent and oil GDP by an astonishing 65 percent. What accounts for this drastic turnabout? The editors of Venezuela Before Chávez, who each played a policymaking role in the country’s economy during the past two decades, have brought together a group of economists and political scientists to examine systematically the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the economy’s collapse, from the cost of labor regulation and the development of financial markets to the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy. Aside from the editors, the contributors are Omar Bello, Adriana Bermúdez, Matías Braun, Javier Corrales, Jonathan Di John, Rafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, Samuel Freije, Dan Levy, Robert MacCulloch, Osmel Manzano, Francisco Monaldi, María Antonia Moreno, Daniel Ortega, Michael Penfold, José Pineda, Lant Pritchett, Cameron A. Shelton, and Dean Yang.
Les mer
A collection of essays that explore the collapse of economic growth in Venezuela since the 1970s. Essays discuss the relevance of public investment, labor markets, fiscal policy, institutions, politics, and values.
Les mer
Contents List of FiguresList of TablesChapter 1: Introduction Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezChapter 2: Why Did Venezuelan Growth Collapse?Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezChapter 3: Venezuela After A Century of Oil ExploitationOsmel ManzanoChapter 4: Public Investment and Productivity Growth in the Venezuelan Manufacturing IndustryJosé Pineda and Francisco RodríguezChapter 5: The Incidence of Labor Market Reforms on Employment in the Venezuelan Manufacturing Sector 1995–2001Omar Bello and Adriana Bermúdez Chapter 6: Understanding Economic Growth in Venezuela: 1970–2005 The Real Effects of a Financial CollapseMatías BraunChapter 7: Much Higher Schooling, Much Lower Wages: Human Capital and Economic Collapse in VenezuelaDaniel Ortega and Lant PritchettChapter 8: Income Distribution and Redistribution in VenezuelaSamuel FreijeChapter 9: Competing for Jobs or Creating Jobs? The Impact of Immigration on Native-Born Unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003Dan Levy and Dean YangChapter 10: Sleeping in the Bed One Makes: The Venezuelan Fiscal Policy Response to the Oil BoomMaría Antonia Moreno and Cameron A. SheltonChapter 11: Institutional Collapse: The Rise and Decline of Democratic Governance in VenezuelaFrancisco Monaldi and Michael PenfoldChapter 12: The Political Economy of Industrial Policy in VenezuelaJonathan Di JohnChapter 13: Explaining Chavismo: The Unexpected Alliance of Radical Leftists and the Military in Venezuela under Hugo Chávez Javier CorralesChapter 14: Oil, Macro Volatility and Crime in the Determination of Beliefs in VenezuelaRafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCullochChapter 15: Understanding the Collapse: Venezuela’s Experience in Cross-National PerspectiveRicardo Hausmann and Francisco RodríguezList of ContributorsIndex
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“This objective and expert evaluation of the Venezuelan economy will become an indispensable reference for any future debates on the legacy of the Chávez era.”—Moisés Naím, author of The End of Power
Venezuela Before Chávez, brings together a group of economists and political scientists to systematically examine the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the Venezuela's economic collapse, from the cost of labor regulation and the development of financial markets to the weakening of democratic governance and the politics of decisions about industrial policy.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780271056326
Publisert
2015-06-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Pennsylvania State University Press
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
488

Redaktør
Hausmann Ricardo
Rodríguez, Francisco R.

Biographical note

Ricardo Hausmann is Professor of the Practice of Economic Development and Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He served as Venezuela’s Minister of Planning in 1992–93.

Francisco R. Rodríguez is Chief Andean Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. From 2000 to 2004 he served as Chief Economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly.

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