LEADER 03576nam 2200541 450 001 9910809499903321 005 20230727172816.0 010 $a1-61234-857-2 010 $a1-61234-859-9 035 $a(OCoLC)956737937 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse53248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4644291 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11248367 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL947487 035 $a(CKB)3710000000829319 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4644291 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000829319 100 $a20160622h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCrude nation $ehow oil riches ruined Venezuela /$fRaul Gallegos 210 1$aLincoln :$cPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61234-770-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Prologue; 1. 1- 800- LEO; 2. Infinite Wants; 3. Let There Be Oil; 4. Everyman; 5. Funny Business; 6. Oil for the People; 7. Mango Management; Afterword; Chronology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index 330 $a"Beneath Venezuelan soil lies an ocean of crude--the world's largest reserves--an oil patch that shaped the nature of the global energy business. Unfortunately, a dysfunctional anti-American, leftist government controls this vast resource and has used its wealth to foster voter support, ultimately wreaking economic havoc. Crude Nation reveals the ways in which this mismanagement has led to Venezuela's economic ruin and turned the country into a cautionary tale for the world. Raúl Gallegos, a former Caracas-based oil correspondent, paints a picture both vivid and analytical of the country's economic decline, the government's foolhardy economic policies, and the wrecked lives of Venezuelans. Without transparency, the Venezuelan government uses oil money to subsidize life for its citizens in myriad unsustainable ways, while regulating nearly every aspect of day-to-day existence in Venezuela. This has created a paradox in which citizens can fill up the tanks of their SUVs for less than one American dollar while simultaneously enduring nationwide shortages of staples such as milk, sugar, and toilet paper. Gallegos's insightful analysis shows how mismanagement has ruined Venezuela again and again over the past century and lays out how Venezuelans can begin to fix their country, a nation that can play an important role in the global energy industry"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Crude Nation tells the story of how ruinous mismanagement has resulted in the economic implosion of Venezuela, the country with the largest oil reserves in the world"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade$zVenezuela$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aFinancial crises$zVenezuela$xHistory$y21st century 607 $aVenezuela$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade$xHistory 615 0$aFinancial crises$xHistory 676 $a330.987 686 $aPOL023000$aBUS069020$2bisacsh 700 $aGallegos$b Raul$f1973-$01670567 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809499903321 996 $aCrude nation$94032491 997 $aUNINA