Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part One: Introduction -- 1. Accounting for Growth and Decline in Venezuela -- 2. Trends and Cycles in the Venezuelan Economy -- Part 2. A Critical Survey Of The “Resource Curse” Literature -- 3. Economic Explanations...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One: Introduction -- 1. Accounting for Growth and Decline in Venezuela -- 2. Trends and Cycles in the Venezuelan Economy -- Part Two: A Critical Survey of the "Resource Curse" Literature...