TY - BOOK ID - 4805671 TI - Venezuela: a petro-state using renewable energies : a contribution to the global debate about new renewable energies for electricity generation PY - 2008 SN - 9783531910031 3531159941 9783531159942 3531910035 PB - Wiesbaden : VS, Verlag fur Sozialwissenschaften, DB - UniCat KW - Social Sciences, general. KW - Political Science. KW - Political science. KW - Science politique KW - Electric power production -- Venezuela. KW - Energy industries -- Venezuela. KW - Energy policy -- Venezuela. KW - Petroleum industry and trade -- Venezuela. KW - Renewable energy sources -- Venezuela. KW - Sustainable development -- Venezuela. KW - Political Science KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Mechanical Engineering - General KW - Political Science - General KW - Renewable energy sources KW - Electric power KW - Electric power supply KW - Power supply, Electric KW - Alternate energy sources KW - Alternative energy sources KW - Energy sources, Renewable KW - Sustainable energy sources KW - Political Science and International Relations. KW - Power resources KW - Renewable natural resources KW - Agriculture and energy KW - Administration KW - Civil government KW - Commonwealth, The KW - Government KW - Political theory KW - Political thought KW - Politics KW - Science, Political KW - Social sciences KW - State, The UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4805671 AB - In spite of the economic role of oil, Venezuela has started developing hydroelectricity since the 1950s. At present, the country is trying to introduce additional renewable energy sources (RES) but still has to overcome a series of hurdles in order to deploy them. Unlike other developing countries, oil countries such as Venezuela do not lack financial means and sometimes show a tendency to solve problems by using money when other approaches could be more helpful. The main goal of this qualitative, comparative policy analysis is to find out whether the availability of oil revenues restraints or favors the adoption of RES. Based on the rentier state theory, Germán Massabié examines the reasons why Petro states try to dispose of their natural wealth to take advantage of non-conventional energy sources. He analyses and interprets primary and secondary data collected in Germany and in Venezuela and draws on interviews with Venezuelan experts, policy makers, and key actors. The study allows a look beyond laws, development programs, and official statements. ER -