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Free trade and social conflict in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela : confronting U.S. capitalism, 2000-2016 / René De La Pedraja.
Lippincott Library HC125 .D37145 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- De La Pedraja Tomán, René, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social conflict.
- History.
- International economic relations.
- Economic policy.
- Colombia--Economic policy.
- Colombia.
- Peru--Economic policy.
- Peru.
- Venezuela--Economic policy.
- Venezuela.
- Colombia--Foreign economic relations.
- Peru--Foreign economic relations.
- Venezuela--Foreign economic relations.
- Social conflict--Colombia--History--21st century.
- Social conflict--Peru--History--21st century.
- Social conflict--Venezuela--History--21st century.
- Colombia--Politics and government--1974-.
- Politics and government.
- Peru--Politics and government--2000-.
- Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 341 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South American countries in recent years. Governments tried to quell the turmoil through repression, political maneuvering and propaganda. This book provides a dramatic account of the struggles, describing the corruption of political systems and the growing income inequality in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Venezuela: From the Fourth Republic to Hugo Chávez 3
- The Failure of the Fourth Republic 3
- PDVSA: A State Within a State 8
- The Emergence of Hugo Chávez 11
- 2 Peru: The Return of Dictatorship 22
- The Partnership with Vladimiro Montesinos 22
- The Alberto Fujimori Dictatorship 25
- The First Reelection 32
- 3 The United States and the Crisis in Peru 39
- The Second Reelection of Alberto Fujimori 39
- The Last Battle of Vladimiro Montesinos 44
- The Unraveling 51
- The Transition 55
- 4 Initial Attempts at Transformation 60
- Venezuela: New Constitution and Task Forces 60
- Peru: The Start of the Alejandro Toledo Presidency 68
- Decentralization in Peru Under Alejandro Toledo 71
- 5 Venezuela: The Coup of April 2002 77
- The 49 Decree Laws 77
- The Coup Attempt of 11 April 2002 81
- Peter the Brief 90
- 6 Two Decisive Turns in 2002 96
- Colombia: The Rise of Álvaro Uribe Vélez 96
- Peru: From the Arequipazo to the Andahuaylas Revolt 100
- 7 Venezuela: The Second Attempt to Overthrow Chávez 110
- Missed Opportunity 110
- The Petroleum Strike: December 2002-February 2003 114
- 8 Colombia: The Álvaro Uribe Vélez Presidency 120
- The War Against Guerrillas 120
- The Challenge to the Political Class 122
- The Problem of the Paramilitaries 124
- 9 Venezuela: The Best Years of the Chávez Presidency 131
- The Third Effort to Oust Chavez: The Recall Election of 2004 131
- The Opposition in Disarray 136
- Attempts to Transform Venezuela 141
- 10 Peru: Ups and Downs of the Alejandro Toledo Presidency 149
- Reaching for the Sky 149
- The Agony of the Alejandro Toledo Presidency 155
- 11 Blows Against the Left 160
- Colombia: The Reelection of Álvaro Uribe Vélez 160
- The 2006 Presidential Campaign in Peru 164
- 12 Venezuela and Peru: From Success to Setback 170
- The Bolivarian Revolution: From Euphoria to Repudiation 170
- Peru: From Honeymoon to Social Conflict 179
- 13 Peru: The Self-Destruction of the Alán García Presidency 186
- New Outbreaks of Violence 186
- The Scandal of the Petro Audios 190
- The Final Blow: The Bagua Massacre 193
- 14 The Bolivarian Revolution on the Offensive, 2008-2011 203
- PSUV, Nationalizations and Elections 203
- 2009: The Decisive Year 210
- The Struggle to Safeguard Society 215
- Food Scarcity and Agriculture 222
- The End of the Offensive 227
- 15 The Álvaro Uribe Presidency in Distress 231
- The Twilight of the Uribe Presidency 231
- Three Scandals 236
- The Third Term and the Presidential Election of 2010 245
- 16 Peru: The Nationalist Reaction 251
- The Presidential Campaign of 2011 251
- Ollanta Humala: Defining the Presidency 254
- The Ongoing Struggle Over the Conga Mining Project 256
- 17 Transitions in Venezuela and Colombia 260
- The Agony of the Hugo Chávez Presidency 261
- Course Corrections in Colombia 264
- 18 The Closing of a Period 272
- Colombia: The Struggle for Peace 272
- Peru: Trapped in Conflicts 279
- Venezuela: The Bolivarian Revolution on the Defensive 284.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786499298
- 078649929X
- OCLC:
- 951509596
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