Venezuela’s Collapse, Explained by a Venezuelan Economist | Daniel DiMartino
Venezuela didn’t collapse overnight — it voted its way there.
In this episode of Ami’s House, we’re joined by Daniel DiMartino, a Venezuelan-born economist and fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to explain how one of the richest countries in the world unraveled into authoritarianism, poverty, and mass exile.
Daniel walks us through what it was actually like to grow up in Venezuela as power slowly centralized, institutions weakened, and socialist policies hollowed out a once-prosperous society — all through democratic means.
We discuss:
How Venezuela went from top-10 in economic freedom to…
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