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    Dragon in the Tropics: Venezuela and the Legacy of Hugo Chavez

    By Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold

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    This new and expanded edition of Dragon in the Tropicsthe widely acclaimed account of how president Hugo Chávez (19992013) revamped Venezuela’s political economyexamines the electoral decline of Chavismo after Chavez’s death and the policies adopted by his successor, Nicolás Maduro, to cope with the economic chaos inherited from previous radical populist policies. Corrales and Penfold argue that Maduro has had to struggle with the inherent contradictions of a large and heterogeneous social coalition, a declining oil sector, the strength of entrenched military interests, and fewer resources to appease international allies, which have strenghtened the autocratic features of an already consolidated hybrid regime. In examining the new political realities of Venezuela, the authors offer lessons on the dynamics of succession in hybrid regimes. This book is a must-read for scholars and analysts of Latin America.


    Editor's Note

    In the news…

    If you want to better understand the current crisis in Venezuela, start with this recent history of how former president Hugo Chávez’s tenure left the country in economic and political chaos.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrookings Institution Press
    Release dateFeb 25, 2015
    ISBN9780815725947
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