Venezuela before Chávez : anatomy of an economic collapse / edited by Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why did Venezuelan growth collapse? / Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez -- Venezuela after a century of oil exploration / Osmel Manzano -- Public investment and productivity growth in the Venezuelan manufacturing industry / José Pineda and Francisco Rodríguez -- The incidence of labor market reforms on employment in the Venezueland manufacturing sector, 1995-2001 / Omar Bello and Adriana Bermúdez -- Understanding economic growth in Venezuela, 1970-2005 : the real effects of a financial collapse / Matías Braun -- Much higher schooling, much lower wages : human capital and economic collapse in Venezuela / Daniel Ortega and Lant Pritchett -- Income distribution and redistribution in Venezuela / Samuel Freije -- Competing for jobs or creating jobs? : the impact of immigration on native-born unemployment in Venezuela, 1980-2003 / Dan Levy and Dean Yang -- Sleeping in the bed one makes : the Venezuelan fiscal policy response to the oil boom / María Antonia Moreno and Cameron A. Shelton -- Institutional collapse : the rise and decline of democratic governance in Venezuela / Francisco Monaldi and Michael Penfold -- The political economy of industrial policy in Venezuela / Jonathan Di John -- Explaining Chavismo : the unexpected alliance of radical leftists and the military in Venezuela under Hugo Chavez / Javier Corrales -- Oil, macro volatility, and crime in the determination of beliefs in Venezuela / Rafael Di Tella, Javier Donna, and Robert MacCulloch -- Understanding the collapse : Venezuela's experience in cross-national perspective / Ricardo Hausmann and Francisco Rodríguez.

"A collection of essays that explore the collapse of economic growth in Venezuela since the 1970s. Essays discuss the relevance of public investment, labor markets, fiscal policy, institutions, politics, and values"--Provided by publisher.