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Why Venezuela's oil money could keep undermining its economy and democracy

  • Written by Scott Morgenstern, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
A sculpture of an oil pump held by a human hand stands outside the headquarters of Venezuela's state-owned oil company.AP Photo/Fernando Llano

As political and economic crises threaten to topple Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, political scientistslike us are not surprised that he has run into trouble.

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