Title: Dragon in the tropics
Description: "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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Economic policy, Foreign relations, Venezuela, politics and government, Venezuela, foreign relations, HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, International Relations, General, Diplomatic relations, Economic conditions, Venezuela, economic conditions
Places: Venezuela
People: Hugo Chávez Frías, Nicolás Maduro (1962-)
Time periods: 1999-, 21st century