Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsList 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
