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Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution : populism and democracy in a globalised age /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cannon, Barry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Populism and Latin America: context, causes, characteristics and consequences
  • Structural fractures, crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez
  • The leader and the led: hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez
  • Populism, globalisation and the socioeconomic policies of the Chávez government
  • Democrat or authoritarian? democracy in Bolivarian Venezuela in comparative perspective
  • The consequences and impact of populism: institutionalisation and democratisation in Chávez's Venezuela
  • Venezuelan international relations in the age of globalisation
  • Conclusion: populism and democracy in a globalised age.