"Privatization of state-owned enterprises and liberalization of trade and investment flows were two of the cornerstones of the structural reforms implemented by governments across Latin America in the 1990s. Spanish multinational enterprises were attracted by these reforms into industries such...

La increíble historia de la cándida Bolivia y los cinco días "desalmados" -- La desagradable ley de demanda --- ¿Quién le pone el cascabel... al subsidio? -- Subsidios: "dos se van, más llegan" -- Los subsidios y cómo una abuela me dijo: "mi esposo peleó en la Guerra del Chaco" --...

Latin America has a rich history of oil and gas exploration and development, full of political intrigue, technical and engineering achievements, and economic and social volatility. But its member states currently face a wide variety of challenges that may hinder or drive economic growth...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Political Ecologies of the Subsoil -- 2. New Geographies of Extractive Industries in Latin America -- 3. Nature and Nation: Hydrocarbons, Governance, and the Territorial Logics of “Resource Nationalism” in Bolivia...

For decades, studies of oil-related conflicts have focused on the effects of natural resource mismanagement, resulting in great economic booms and busts or violence as rebels fight ruling governments over their regions' hydrocarbon resources. In Oil Sparks in the Amazon , Patricia I. Vasquez...

For decades, studies of oil-related conflicts focused on the causes and effects of natural resources mismanagement, commonly known as the "resource curse"-the paradoxical connection between oil wealth and economic busts (as in Venezuela) or, in a later twist, the link between the predatory...

As China is dependent on oil and gas imports to maintain its high growth rates, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Central Asia have become increasingly important for the country's economic development. In May 2014, China and Russia signed a new gas deal, for example, and in recent...