Böcker av Francisco Rodriguez

The Collapse of Venezuela documents Venezuela's economic implosion as politicians adopted strategies that severely harmed the economy in their struggle for power. Between 2012 and 2020, Venezuela suffered the largest economic contraction ever documented outside of wartime. This collapse was caused not just by the failure of an economic model but also the deeper failure of its political system to manage the conflicts inherent to a polarized society. The Collapse of Venezuela argues that when the stakes of power are high, politicians have an incentive to adopt political strategies that directly harm the economy. Author Francisco Rodríguez describes these scorched earth strategies and shows how politicians used these methods to target the Venezuelan economy in their fight for power. Ultimately, the conflicting sides have trapped the economy in a catastrophic stalemate that has destroyed the country's living standards and turned the economy into a political battlefield. By charting Venezuela's experience with scorched earth politics, Rodríguez reveals an essential cautionary tale for other democracies around the globe.

¿Quién soy?, ¿en dónde estoy?, ¿qué es todo esto?, ¿por qué estoy aquí?... ¿No has notado que son las preguntas de todas las personas cuando despiertan después de haber estado inconscientes, o dormidos profundamente? ¿Sera que estas son las preguntas más básicas de nuestro repertorio lingüístico y cultural?, o ¿serán las grandes preguntas esenciales?.Creo que eso será algo que cada quien deberá aclarar. En cuanto a mi persona, puedo adelantar que este libro te hablará de lo que he ido encontrando tras hacerme estos cuestionamientos.