Dragon in the Tropics

Venezuela and the Legacy of Hugo Chavez

Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism
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Author: Javier Corrales, Michael Penfold ISBN: 9780815725947
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press Publication: February 25, 2015
Imprint: Brookings Institution Press Language: English
Author: Javier Corrales, Michael Penfold
ISBN: 9780815725947
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication: February 25, 2015
Imprint: Brookings Institution Press
Language: English

This new and expanded edition of Dragon in the Tropics-the widely acclaimed account of how president Hugo Chávez (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.

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This new and expanded edition of Dragon in the Tropics-the widely acclaimed account of how president Hugo Chávez (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.

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