1st Edition
The Policy Process in a Petro-State An Analysis of PDVSA's (Petróleos de Venezuela SA's) Internationalisation Strategy
By César E. Baena
Copyright 1999
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1999, this volume focuses on the impact of democratic bargaining on the process of oil policy-making in Venezuela, stressing the constraints posed by politics on PVDSA’s efforts to expand its foreign operations. Venezuela offers a unique case and fertile ground for the study of oil policy-making processes. In the specialised literature, very little attention has been paid to... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. The Nationalisation Policy: a Combination of Political and Strategic Motives. 3. PDVSA’s Early Objectives: the Process of Corporate Consolidation. 4. The First Phase of Policy Implementation: the Veba Oel Contract. 5. The Veba Oel Case: the Impact of Politics over Oil Policy-Making. 6. The Second Phase of Policy Implementation: Corporate Strategy Unhindered. 7. The Third Phase of Policy Implementation: PDVSA’s Consolidation as a Multinational. 8. Conclusion. The International Expansion of an Oil SOEL the Balance Between Politics and Corporate Strategy.
Biography
César E. Baena
