Dragon in the Tropics - Venezuela and the Legacy of Hugo Chavez

Informationen zum Autor By Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold Klappentext "This new and expanded edition of Dragon in the Tropics-the widely acclaimed account of how president Hugo Cháaacute;vez (1999-2013) revamped Venezuela's political economy-examines the electoral decline of Chavismo after Chavez's death and the policies adopted by his successor, Nicolás Maduro, to cope with the economic chaos inherited from previous radical populist policies. Corrales and Penfold argue that Maduro has had to struggle with the inherent contradictions of a large and heterogeneous social coalition, a declining oil sector, the strength of entrenched military interests, and fewer resources to appease international allies, which have strenghtened the autocratic features of an already consolidated hybrid regime. In examining the new political realities of Venezuela, the authors offer lessons on the dynamics of succession in hybrid regimes. This book is a must-read for scholars and analysts of Latin America." Zusammenfassung Examines the electoral decline of Chavismo after Chavez's death and the policies adopted by his successor! Nicolas Maduro! to cope with the economic chaos inherited from previous radical populist policies. In examining the new political realities of Venezuela! the authors offer lessons on the dynamics of succession in hybrid regimes.

Product details

• Authors: Javier Corrales, Javier Penfold Corrales, Corrales Javier, Michael Penfold, Michael J. Penfold
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2015
• EAN: 9780815725930
• ISBN: 978-0-8157-2593-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Venezuela, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Politics & government, Politics and government