TY - BOOK ED - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. [from old catalog] TI - The economic development of Venezuela AV - HC237 .I57 U1 - 330.987 INT PY - 1961///] CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins Press KW - Venezuela--Economic conditions--1918-1958. KW - Venezuela--Economic policy. KW - Venezuela N1 - Includes index N2 - This report examines the key sectors in the Venezuelan economy and appraises both its strong and weak sources. The report also contains an assessment of the prospective financial resources and financial needs of the country. Within this framework, the mission recommends investment priorities and development policies, providing the basis for a four-year coordinated investment program, and a plan for financing its execution. The mission examines the outlook for petroleum, Venezuela's dominant economic asset, and concludes that, although earnings from this source will probably continue to expand for some time, the rate of growth in such earnings could well slow down ER -