Inflation roars while the country runs out of food and other necessities
Another sign of the resource curse: following the country's state of emergency declaration, conditions worsen.
A strong currency pushed up by oil exports, and national price controls, have marginalized once strong economic sectors
The socialist president used oil revenue to buy support for his regime and now the country is suffering for it
Gas is so cheap that it can be sold at a profit in neighboring Colombia.
A history of the Latin American country's resource curse.
A journalist with a baby visits his diaper connection.
Low oil prices and government actions created shortages and soaring inflation
The story of a Pepito, a Venezuelan take on the hot dog, illustrates the country's economic problems.
Marketplace's Scott Tong reporting from Venezuela
