Dragon in the tropics : Hugo Chávez and the political economy of revolution in Venezuela /
"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 instituti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
©2011.
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| Series: | Brookings Latin America Initiative book.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| 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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 195 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-179) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815705024 0815705026 |
