Barry Cannon

Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution

Populism and democracy in a globalised age

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Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length study of the government of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela within wider discussions on populism and globalisation in Latin America. It provides a comprehensive and critical account of Chávez's emergence, socio-economic policies, democratic credentials, impact, foreign policy and future prospects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780719077722
• ISBN-10: 0719077729
• Artikelnr.: 26954395

Autorenporträt

Barry Cannon is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Populism and Latin America:
context, causes, characteristics and consequences 2. Structural fractures,
crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez 3. The leader and the led:
hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez 4. Populism,
globalisation and the socio-economic policies of the Chávez government 5.
Democrat or authoritarian? Human rights, institutional autonomy and popular
participation under the government of Fujimori and Chávez 6. The
consequences and impact of populism: institutionalisation and
democratization in Chávez's Venezuela 7. Venezuelan international relations
in the age of globalisation Conclusion: populism and democracy in a
globalised age Bibliography Index