A Reappraisal of the Economic Record of Venezuela, 1939-1959
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomasine Cusack (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 477-496 |
| Publication date | 1961-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165077 |
| OpenAlex | W2782767015 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The year 1959 was a crucial one for Venezuela. Politically, it marked the end of an era of military dictatorship. Economically, with the appearance of a world surplus of oil, it marked the termination of a period of prosperity unique in type and unparalleled in degree. This turning point in the destiny of the nation would seem to be a fitting time for an appraisal of Venezuela's recent growth record. Such an appraisal reveals the fact that during the past twenty years Venezuela's remarkable economic gains were brought about by a unique combination of growth factors. Some of these Venezuela possessed in common with other Latin-American countries. But others, in particular those of a spatial and temporal character, have been singularly its own
Art · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Politics · Prosperity · Economic Theory and Policy · History · History and Politics in Latin America · International Relations in Latin America · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |