From Chavismo to a democratic left in Venezuela
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2014-12
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School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo
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Abstract
Venezuela’s political institutions have mutated from a subsidised coalition that almost privatised the oil industry to a populist nationalism that is polarising society to the brink of civil war. In this paper, I examine chavismo in Venezuela as a new and unusual revelatory phenomenon and the most extreme case of leftwing populism in Latin America. The within-case analysis addresses the extreme polarisation of the political landscape and the consolidation of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (United Socialist Political Party of Venezuela, or PSUV) as a united leftwing redistributive party. The conclusions suggest that the PSUV would need to evolve into an institutionalised phenomenon –beyond the nominal leader– with a clear division of power and strong internal debate, and the diverse opposition would need to unite under one political organisation with a defined ideology that is more relevant than the single bonding effect of removing Chávez
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Published in Dissent, 60(3), 2013, pages 26-28 [DOI: 10.1353/dss.2013.0067]
DISSENT, 2013, vol. 60, n° 3, p.27-29
DISSENT, 2013, vol. 60, n° 3, p.27-29
Keywords
Institutions, Economic development, Territorial development, Venezuela, Public policy