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Paradox of plenty: oil booms and petro-states

By: Karl, Teryy LynnMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in international political economyPublication details: Berkeley University of California Press 1997Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 342 p. 24 cmISBN: 9780520207721Subject(s): Democracy | Economic development | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | Petroleum industry and trade --Venezuela | Venezuela --Economic conditions --1958- | Venezuela --Foreign economic relationsDDC classification: 338.272820 KAR

Contents:

2 Spanish Gold to Black Gold: Commodity Booms Then and Now; 2.Making Rent; 3.Hot Water; 4.A Beautiful Collection; 5.Thirteenth Street; 6.Rat Hole; 7.The Sick; pt. TWO OUT; 10.Hypes for Hire; 12.Disposable Ties

Summary: This book explains a puzzle: In the midst of two massive oil booms in the 1970s, why did oil-exporting governments as different as Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Algeria, and Indonesia choose common development paths and suffer similarly disappointing outcomes

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	FMS Library	General	338.272820 KAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Inludes bibliographical references (p. 299-331) and index.		M001718

Suggested by Prof. Diptiranjan Mahapatra

This book explains a puzzle: In the midst of two massive oil booms in the 1970s, why did oil-exporting governments as different as Venezuela, Iran, Nigeria, Algeria, and Indonesia choose common development paths and suffer similarly disappointing outcomes

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