#42: Socialism vs. Free Market; Venezuela’s Oil; Blessing or Curse; Petro-states; Geopolitics
In this episode of Beyond the Bubble, Andras welcomes Venezuelan-American economist Jorge Jraissati for a fascinating conversation about the rise and collapse of Venezuela, oil-driven populism, and what the country's story means for Europe, China, and Iran.
Jorge shares his own story growing up in Venezuela during a deepening humanitarian crisis.
He explains how a country that was once one of the 20 richest in the world ended up suffering the biggest economic collapse in the region's history without a war, and the longest hyperinflation ever recorded outside of wartime.
Andras and Jorge trace…
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