This work draws on Nelson A. Rockefeller's personal papers and research in Latin American archives to detail Rockefeller's efforts to promote economic development in Latin America, particularly Venezuela, from the late 1930s through to the 1950s

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...

A new edition of a book first published in Bogotá, this English edition is a crucial addition to the literature on Latin American business history for a wider English-speaking audience, and it will be of interest to business and economic historians generally. Essays are included by leading...