Dragon in the Tropics: Hugo Chavez and the Political Economy of Revolution ... - Javier Corrales, Michael Penfold - Google Books

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Since he was first elected in 1999, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías has reshaped a frail but nonetheless pluralistic democracy into a semi-authoritarian regime—an outcome achieved with spectacularly high oil income and widespread electoral support.…