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Dragon in the tropics : the legacy of Hugo Chávez /

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, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Corrales, Javier, 1966- (Author), Penfold-Becerra, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Brookings Latin America Initiative book.
Subjects:
Chávez Frías, Hugo.
Maduro, Nicolás, > 1962-
Venezuela > Politics and government > 1999-
Venezuela > Economic policy.
Venezuela > Foreign relations > 1999-
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780815725930 (pbk.)
0815725930 (pbk.)