ABSTRACT
This chapter is based on a study conducted by the Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo of the Universidad Central de Venezuela under the direction of Lourdes Yero. The research team was composed of Cecilia Cariola, Miguel Lacabana, Francisco Javier Velasco, Arelys Caraballo, Victor Fajardo, Hercilio Castellanos, Francisco Herrera, lokine Rodrigues, Chris Sharpe, Jorge Giordani, Yvan Laplace, Thais Maingon, Rita Pucci, Nelson Prato, Arnoldo Pirela, Luis Mata M., and Pablo Lacabana, with support of Anil Markandya of the Harvard Institute for International Development. This summary was written by Anil Markandya.
