Free trade and social conflict in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela : confronting U.S. capitalism, 2000-2016 / René De La Pedraja.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De La Pedraja Tomán, René, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict--Colombia--History--21st century.

Social conflict.

Social conflict--Peru--History--21st century.

Social conflict--Venezuela--History--21st century.

Colombia--Economic policy.

Colombia.

Peru--Economic policy.

Peru.

Venezuela--Economic policy.

Venezuela.

Colombia--Politics and government--1974-.

Peru--Politics and government--2000-.

Venezuela--Politics and governmen--1999-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

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:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface ; 1. Venezuela: From the Fourth Republic to Hugo Chávez ; The Failure of the Fourth Republic ; PDVSA: A State Within a State ; The Emergence of Hugo Chávez ; 2. Peru: The Return of Dictatorship ; The Partnership with Vladimiro Montesinos

The Alberto Fujimori Dictatorship The First Reelection ; 3. The United States and the Crisis in Peru ; The Second Reelection of Alberto Fujimori ; The Last Battle of Vladimiro Montesinos ; The Unraveling ; The Transition ; 4. Initial Attempts at Transformation

Venezuela: New Constitution and Task Forces Peru: The Start of the Alejandro Toledo Presidency ; Decentralization in Peru Under Alejandro Toledo ; 5. Venezuela: The Coup of April 2002 ; The 49 Decree Laws ; The Coup Attempt of 11 April 2002 ; Peter the Brief

6. Two Decisive Turns in 2002 Colombia: The Rise of Álvaro Uribe Vélez ; Peru: From the Arequipazo to the Andahuaylas Revolt ; 7. Venezuela: The Second Attempt to Overthrow Chávez ; Missed Opportunity ; The Petroleum Strike: December 2002-February 2003

8. Colombia: The Álvaro Uribe Vélez Presidency The War Against Guerrillas ; The Challenge to the Political Class ; The Problem of the Paramilitaries ; 9. Venezuela: The Best Years of the Chávez Presidency; The Third Effort to Oust Chávez: The Recall Election of 2004 ; The Opposition in Disarray

Attempts to Transform Venezuela

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2640-5