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The Venezuelan Paradox When Oil Abundance Leads to Poverty

by Nachida Harouny
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798233363429
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Nachida Harouny
  • Publisher Imprint: Nachida Harouny
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  • Pages: 106
  • Original Price: GBP 37.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 132 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Political Economy

In modern economic history, few examples of cognitive dissonance between a nation's natural resources and its population's standard of living are as striking as that of Venezuela. At the start of 2026, as the world undergoes a complex energy transition where every barrel of oil counts, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela stands out as a statistical anomaly, a living paradox that defies conventional laws of economic development. This country, sitting atop the world's largest proven oil reserves, should theoretically be among the most prosperous nations on the planet, possessing the tax revenues necessary to fund world-class infrastructure, a universal healthcare system, and cutting-edge education. However, the reality observed on the ground paints a radically different picture, that of a nation in structural bankruptcy, where the wealth of the subsoil has not served as an engine for growth, but has transformed into a slow economic poison, corroding institutions, destroying the productive fabric and massively impoverishing a population once considered the wealthiest in Latin America.

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