In this episode of "Intersections," Harold Trinkunas, senior fellow and director of the Latin America Initiative, and Dany Bahar, fellow in Global Economy and Development, discuss Venezuela's political and economic crisis, and how it is the result not just of dropping oil prices, but of years of economic mismanagement.

For our full show notes, go to: http://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/2016/07/venezuela

With thanks to audio engineer and producer Zack Kulzer, Mark Hoelscher, Carisa Nietsche, Sara Abdel-Rahim, Jacob Saliba, Fred Dews and Richard Fawal.

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