Oil and Development in Venezuela During the 20th Century

by Bernadette West and Jorge Salazar-Carrillo

This book advances the theory that a potential leading export sector--in this case, the oil sector--is capable of inducing economic growth even in peripheral countries where the product line is primary in nature. In Venezuela the oil sector has contributed directly and indirectly to the development of the country's overall economy, particularly from 1936 to 1973, when that sector met the criteria of a leading sector, i.e., one that expands rapidly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275972623
• ISBN13: 9780275972622
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"