Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution Populism and democracy in a globalised age

Summary: The emergence of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela has revived analysis of one of Latin America?s most enduring political traditions? populism. Yet Latin America has changed since the heyday of Perón and Evita. Globalisation, implemented through harsh IMF inspired Structural Adjustment Programmes, has taken hold throughout the region and democracy is supposedly the?only game in town?. This book examines the phenomenon that is Hugo Chávez within these contexts, assessing to what extent his government fits into established ideas on populism in Latin America. The book also provides a comprehensive and c.

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ISBN: 9781847792761 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1847792766 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (250 p.)
Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	9780719077715; 9780719077715; Copyright Page; Contents; List of abbreviations and terms; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Populism and Latin America:context, causes, characteristics and consequences; 2 Structural fractures, crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez; 3 The leader and the led: hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez; 4 Populism, globalisation and the socioeconomic policies of the Chávez government; 5 Democrat or authoritarian? Democracy in Bolivarian Venezuela in comparative perspective.
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