Role of oil in shaping Mexico and Venezuela as semiperipheral countries
This study examines the extent to which Mexico and Venezuela exercise semiperipheral behavior in their regional sphere of influence as a consequence of their possession of a strategic natural resource - oil. The principal task is to empirically examine the thesis that some Third World countries shift from a peripheral to a semiperipheral status when they possess certain natural resources essential to the industrialized or core countries. The theoretical framework upon which this study is based is presented. The development of the petroleum industry in Mexico and Venezuela is outlined, including a comparative description of the political development of both countries' industries as well as the amount of oil produced, exported, and in reserve. Information is presented about the demographic, political, and military characteristics of Mexico and Venezuela as semiperipheral countries. The economic setting, the internal stratification and trade capability bases of the semiperipheral status of Mexico and Venezuela are presented. Mexico's and Venezuela's economic and political role in the international relations of the region are discussed. A summary and analysis of the theory is supplied. It also synthesizes the empirical data which demonstrate Mexico's and Venezuela's semiperipheral control in their regional area of influence.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon Univ., Eugene (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5726748
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
MEXICO
ECONOMY
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
POLITICAL ASPECTS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
VENEZUELA
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LATIN AMERICA
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
020700* - Petroleum- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
294002 - Energy Planning & Policy- Petroleum