First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Janet Kellyis Professor of Political Economy at the IESA, in Venezuela. She has previously taught at University of Massachusetts and serves on the board of The LatinAmerican Research Review. Carlos Romerois an associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in the Universidead Central de Venezuela, and chair of the department of International Studies. He has taught at University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.