The decision of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez to nationalise more than 60 firms last month, including a Spanish bank, is a clear response to the effect that the collapse of oil prices has had on fiscal revenues. The government believes this strategy will solve its cash problems. But as the region slides into recession, these policies are only exacerbating the crisis in Venezuela.
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