The political role of national oil companies in exporting countries : the Venezuelan case

<p>The philosophy of modern, capitalist economies favours the pursuit or maximization of profit and frowns upon rent and rent seekers. The international oil companies investing in oil-exporting countries of the Third World naturally shared this philosophy. They were faced, however, with landlo...

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Main Author: Mommer, B
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 1994