Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Decline of an "exceptional Democracy"Steve Ellner, Miguel Tinker Salas Rowman & Littlefield, 2007 - 220 หน้า This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of Hugo Ch vez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements. The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic contexts, the contributors explore racial issues, social and labor movements, electoral politics, economic and oil policy, and United States support for the Venezuelan opposition. Underscoring the complexity of Ch vez and his popularity, the book highlights the need to avoid simplistic assessments of the past and present and offers a clear-eyed understanding of Venezuelan reality today. Contributions by: Christopher I. Clement, Steve Ellner, Maria Pilar Garc a Guadilla, Daniel Hellinger, Jes s Mar a Herrera Salas, Edgardo Lander, Dick Parker, Miguel Tinker Salas, and Crist bal Valencia Ram rez |
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THEORETICAL HISTORICAL AND INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUND | 1 |
The Venezuelan Exceptionalism Thesis Separating Myth from Reality | 3 |
Venezuelan Social Conflict in a Global Context | 16 |
OIL AND ECONOMIC POLICY | 33 |
US Oil Companies in Venezuela The Forging of an Enduring Alliance | 35 |
Chávez and the Search for an Alternative to Neoliberalism | 60 |
LABOR AND RACE | 75 |
Trade Union Autonomy and the Emergence of a New Labor Movement in Venezuela | 77 |
Venezuelas Bolivarian Revolution Who Are the Chavistas? | 121 |
Social Movements in a Polarized Setting Myths of Venezuelan Civil Society | 140 |
ELECTORAL POLITICS SOCIAL CHANGE AND US REACTION | 155 |
When No Means Yes to Revolution Electoral Politics in Bolivarian Venezuela | 157 |
Confronting Hugo Chávez US Democracy Promotion in Latin America | 185 |
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About the Contributors | 219 |
Ethnicity and Revolution The Political Economy of Racism in Venezuela | 99 |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | 119 |
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