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Venezuela: A Petro-State Using Renewable Engeries: A Contribution to the Global Debate about Renewable ...
German Massabie

VS Research, 2008

In spite of the economic role of oil, Venezuela has started developing hydroelectricity since the 1950s. At present, the country is trying to introduce additional renewable energy sources (RES) but still has to overcome a series of hurdles in order to deploy them. Unlike other developing countries, oil countries such as Venezuela do not lack financial means and sometimes show a tendency to solve problems by using money when other approaches ...

The Perils of the Petro-State: Reflections on the Paradox of Plenty.: An article from: Journal of ...
Terry Lynn Karl

Columbia University School of International Public Affairs, 1999

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Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia

7 reviews
Marshall I. Goldman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Excellent Background!
"Petrostate" provides good insights into Russia's comeback after its late 1990s nadir, as well as an understanding of its economic-political strategies. Russia regained its place as the world's largest oil producer in 2007; energy generates about 30% of Russia's GDP and 60% of its exports. Russia is a major energy provider to Europe and the U.S. The U.S. buys $10 billion of Russian ...

The Policy Process in a Petro-State: An Analysis of Pdvsa's (Petroleos De Venezuela Sa'S) ...
Cesar Baena

Ashgate Publishing, 1999

The high degree of international vertical integration achieved by the Venezuela state oil enterprise, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), has placed it among the most important oil multinationals. The policy of creating downstream outlets through the establishment of foreign direct investment in the form of refinery assets was given the term "internationalization". Besides enabling PDVSA to expand market share and gain access to specific ...

The Paradox of Plenty: Oil Booms and Petro-States (Studies in International Political Economy , No 26)

5 reviews
Terry Lynn Karl

University of California Press, 1997

very good book about what oil does to a country
Basically, this book is a very strong and appealing summary of the consequences of over-reliance on oil production for developing countries. Not only results, but also underlying causes are considered: most attention is given to institutional and political aspects of what Lynn calls "petrolization" of the state. He argues that petroleum is the only product, which creates strong long-lasting ...