Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution : populism and democracy in a globalised age / Barry Cannon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cannon, Barry, author.

Series:

Manchester International Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chávez Frías, Hugo.

Presidents--Venezuela.

Presidents.

Populism--Latin America.

Populism.

Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-.

Venezuela.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 235 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The emergence of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela has revived analysis of one of Latin America's most enduring political traditions: populism. Yet Latin America has changed since the heyday of Perón and Evita. Globalisation, implemented through harsh IMF-inspired Structural Adjustment Programmes, has taken hold throughout the region, and democracy is supposedly the 'only game in town'. This book examines the phenomenon that is Chávez within these contexts, assessing to what extent his government fits into established ideas on populism in Latin America. It also provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of Chávez's emergence, his government's social and economic policies, its foreign policy, as well as assessing the charges of authoritarianism brought against him. The book carries debate beyond current polarised views on the Venezuelan president, to consider the prospects of the new Bolivarian model surviving beyond its leader and progenitor, Chávez.

Contents:

Populism and Latin America: context, causes, characteristics and consequences

Structural fractures, crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez

The leader and the led: hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez

Populism, globalisation and the socioeconomic policies of the Chávez government

Democrat or authoritarian? democracy in Bolivarian Venezuela in comparative perspective

The consequences and impact of populism: institutionalisation and democratisation in Chávez's Venezuela

Venezuelan international relations in the age of globalisation

Conclusion: populism and democracy in a globalised age.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).

ISBN:

9781847797193

1847797199

9781781701959

1781701954

9781847792761

1847792766

OCLC:

818847370