The Resource Curse
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In Venezuela, desperate conditions turn worse
by
Scott Tong
Jul 19, 2016
Inflation roars while the country runs out of food and other necessities
Venezuela's economic crisis spurs food riots and looting
Jun 20, 2016
Another sign of the resource curse: following the country's state of emergency declaration, conditions worsen.
Oil pushes out Venezuela's agriculture
by
Scott Tong
Apr 18, 2016
A strong currency pushed up by oil exports, and national price controls, have marginalized once strong economic sectors
A bad mix for Venezuela: oil and Chavez
by
Scott Tong
Apr 12, 2016
The socialist president used oil revenue to buy support for his regime and now the country is suffering for it
In struggling Venezuela, cheap gas and food are smuggled out
by
Scott Tong
Apr 11, 2016
Gas is so cheap that it can be sold at a profit in neighboring Colombia.
How oil-rich Venezuela ended up with a miserable economy
by
Scott Tong
Apr 5, 2016
A history of the Latin American country's resource curse.
In oil-bust Venezuela, buying diapers on the black market
by
Scott Tong
Apr 4, 2016
A journalist with a baby visits his diaper connection.
For public good, not for profit.
A day out at the (black) market in Venezuela
by
Scott Tong
Mar 23, 2016
Low oil prices and government actions created shortages and soaring inflation
Venezuela's economy, as told by a hot dog
by
Scott Tong
Mar 23, 2016
The story of a Pepito, a Venezuelan take on the hot dog, illustrates the country's economic problems.
Venezuela's inflation woes are growing
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Scott Tong
Feb 23, 2016
Marketplace's Scott Tong reporting from Venezuela