Venezuelan politics in the Chávez era
Subtitle: class, polarization, and conflict
By: edited by Steve Ellner and Daniel Hellinger
Contributors: Ellner, Steve; Hellinger, Daniel
Publisher: L. Rienner
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Chávez Frías, Hugo; Political culture -- Venezuela; Political parties -- Venezuela; Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1999-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the search for explanations / Steve Ellner; title: Political overview: the breakdown of Puntofijismo and the rise of Chavismo / Daniel Hellinger; title: Social polarization and the populist resurgence in Venezuela / Kenneth Roberts; title: Hugo Chávez Frías: his movement and his presidency / Margarita López Maya; title: Democracy in uniform: Chávez and the Venezuelan armed forces / Deborah L. Norden; title: Economic policy and the rise of Hugo Chávez / Julia Buxton; title: Subversive oil / Bernard Mommer; title: State reform before and after Chávez's election / Angel E. Alvarez; title: Organized labor and the challenge of Chavismo / Steve Ellner; title: Civil society: institutionalization, fragmentation, autonomy / María Pilar García-Guadilla; title: The Hugo Chávez phenomenon: what do "the people" think? / Patricia Márquez; title: Conclusion: the democratic and authoritarian directions of the Chavista movement / Steve Ellner and Daniel Hellinger