": I'm not sure if this analysis is spot on, since Bolivia, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, Russia and others are likely to be related to Chavez/Venezuela.  It would be hard to draw conclusions without extensive analysis, bordering on original research.  More significantly, in all of the pro-Chavez literature (related to Venezuelanalysis.com and others), Weisbrot figures very heavily. If you look at some of our very POV articles, you'll frequently find CEPR.net.     

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