Dragon in the tropics : Hugo Chavez and the political economy of revolution in Venezuela /
Corrales, Javier, 1966-
Dragon in the tropics : Hugo Chavez and the political economy of revolution in Venezuela / Javier Corrales, Michael Penfold. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011. - x, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-179) and index.
Introduction : new lessons from the Chavez revolution -- Power grabbing in democracy and the rise of a hybrid regime in Venezuela -- Economic policy and the oil honey pot -- Institutional resource curse : seizing political control of PDVSA -- Soft-balancing and social power diplomacy : Venezuela's new foreign policy and its contradictions -- Conclusion : hybrid regimes and populism in Venezuela and beyond.
"A study of the Venezuelan revolution headed by Hugo Chávez, first elected president in 1999, with emphasis on how Chávez took a frail but still pluralistic democracy and turned it into a semi-authoritarian regime, achieving political transformation at great cost to the country's institutions, including its oil industry"--Provided by publisher.
9780815704973 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780815725930
2010043335
Chávez Frías, Hugo.
Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-
Venezuela--Economic policy.
Venezuela--Foreign relations--1999-
JL3831 / .C68 2011
987.06/42
Dragon in the tropics : Hugo Chavez and the political economy of revolution in Venezuela / Javier Corrales, Michael Penfold. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2011. - x, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-179) and index.
Introduction : new lessons from the Chavez revolution -- Power grabbing in democracy and the rise of a hybrid regime in Venezuela -- Economic policy and the oil honey pot -- Institutional resource curse : seizing political control of PDVSA -- Soft-balancing and social power diplomacy : Venezuela's new foreign policy and its contradictions -- Conclusion : hybrid regimes and populism in Venezuela and beyond.
"A study of the Venezuelan revolution headed by Hugo Chávez, first elected president in 1999, with emphasis on how Chávez took a frail but still pluralistic democracy and turned it into a semi-authoritarian regime, achieving political transformation at great cost to the country's institutions, including its oil industry"--Provided by publisher.
9780815704973 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780815725930
2010043335
Chávez Frías, Hugo.
Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-
Venezuela--Economic policy.
Venezuela--Foreign relations--1999-
JL3831 / .C68 2011
987.06/42