Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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I was surprised by the sharp drop in book exports from Spain to Venezuela in 2003. According to the Spanish Ministry of Commerce, book exports from that country dropped by 75% in 2003 over 2002. Spain is Venezuela’s largest supplier of books. Depressing…
The Devil's Excrement 
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