Electing Chavez
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Electing Chavez
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Author : Leslie C. Gates
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2010-04-30
Electing Chavez written by Leslie C. Gates and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-30 with History categories.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was the first anti-neoliberal presidential candidate to win in the region. Electing Chavez examines the circumstances that facilitated this pivotal election. By 1998, Venezuela had been rocked by two major scandals-the exchange rate incidents of the 1980s and the banking crisis of 1994-and had suffered rising social inequality. These events created a deep-seated distrust of establishment politicians. Chavez's 1998 victory, however, was far from inevitable. Other presidential candidates also stood against corruption and promised a clean break from politics as usual. Moreover, business opposition to Chavez's anti-neoliberal candidacy should have convinced voters that his victory would provoke a downward economic spiral. In Electing Chavez, Leslie C. Gates examines how Chavez won over voters and even obtained the secret allegiance of a group of business "elite outliers," with a reinterpretation of the relationship between business and the state during Venezuela's era of two-party dominance (1959-1998). Through extensive research on corruption and the backgrounds of political leaders, Gates tracks the rise of business-related corruption scandals and documents how business became identified with Venezuela's political establishment. These trends undermined the public's trust in business and converted business opposition into an asset for Chavez. This long history of business-tied politicians and the scandals they often provoked also framed the decisions of elite outliers. As Gates reveals, elite outliers supported Chavez despite his anti-neoliberal stance because they feared that the success of Chavez's main rival would deny them access to Venezuela's powerful oil state.
Free Trade And Social Conflict In Colombia Peru And Venezuela
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Author : René De La Pedraja
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-08-26
Free Trade And Social Conflict In Colombia Peru And Venezuela written by René De La Pedraja and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-26 with Social Science categories.
Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South America in recent years. People in Colombia and Peru engaged in often violent clashes to defend their livelihoods against the encroachments of the free market and the impositions of Wall Street. Farmers organized to save their lands from foreign mining corporations, and cities fought to save their water from contamination. Native Americans blocked highways to preserve ancestral lands, while students paralyzed universities and called for reforms to higher education. The shift toward socialism in Venezuela, led by President Hugo Chavez, was bitterly opposed by privileged groups. Governments tried to quell the turmoil through repression, political maneuvering and propaganda. This book provides a dramatic account of the struggles.
Cultivating Socialism
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Author : Rowan Lubbock
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2024
Cultivating Socialism written by Rowan Lubbock and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with Business & Economics categories.
"Launched in 2004, the Latin American regional institution of ALBA (Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra: Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) sought to overcome the historical legacies of neo-colonial domination by consecrating the values of cooperation, inclusive development, and popular power. As part of a region-wide effort among states and social movements to break the socio-ecologically destructive effects of capitalist agriculture, the elevation of food sovereignty - based on the protections of rural livelihoods, land redistribution and sustainable agricultural production (agroecology) - became a cornerstone of ALBA's development policy. And yet, these regional aspirations barely saw the light of day, while Venezuela (the beating heart of ALBA) experienced the worst food crisis in its history. How did this come to pass? Based on extensive fieldwork in Venezuela, where the majority of ALBA's food policies reside, Cultivating Socialism provides the first in-depth study of the ways in which peasants, workers and states attempted to redress the inequities of commercialised agriculture, and the limits and contradictions encountered on the road to a regional food sovereignty regime. The politics of food sovereignty within ALBA thus offers important lessons for how we might think about emancipatory politics today, and for the future"--
Exchanges Of Culture Policy And Goods From 1492 To The Future
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Author : Joshua Hyles
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2024-10-18
Exchanges Of Culture Policy And Goods From 1492 To The Future written by Joshua Hyles and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-18 with History categories.
This anthology is a collection of essays on international relations, with particular emphasis on Latin America and its place on the world stage, and includes a wide range of research chapters, either presented at, or in accordance with, the 25th and 26th annual Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Program Summit of the Americas Conference. Featuring contributions by recognized authorities and new scholars alike in a broad range of related fields, the anthology provides a global view of the intricacies of international and national relationships, with a special focus on the countries of Latin America and the cultural backgrounds of the Americas, and their relationship to the global fabric of politics and society.
United States Senate Election Expulsion And Censure Cases 1793 1990
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Author : Anne M. Butler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
United States Senate Election Expulsion And Censure Cases 1793 1990 written by Anne M. Butler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
Cesar Chavez And The United Farm Workers Movement
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Author : Roger Bruns
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2011-05-26
Cesar Chavez And The United Farm Workers Movement written by Roger Bruns and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-26 with Political Science categories.
This book offers an illuminating story of how social and political change can sometimes result from the vision, leadership, and commitment of a few dedicated individuals determined not to fail. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement chronicles the drive for a union of one of American society's most exploited groups. It is a story of courage and determination, set against the backdrop of the 1960s, a time of assassinations, war protests, civil rights battles, and reform efforts for poor and minority citizens. American farm workers were men and women on labor's last rung, living in desperate and inhumane conditions, poisoned by pesticides, and making a pittance for back-breaking work. The book shows how these migrant workers found a champion in Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union. With the help of quotes from documentary material only recently made available, it tells the story of the boycotts, marches, and strikes—including hunger strikes—used to force concessions for better conditions and pay. It also shows how the farm workers movement helped set the stage for growing Latino cultural awareness and political power.
Hugo Chavez
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Author : Mike Gonzalez
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Books
Release Date : 2014-02-20
Hugo Chavez written by Mike Gonzalez and has been published by Pluto Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-20 with Political Science categories.
When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned. In an age where most politicians inspire only apathy and cynicism, Chavez's popularity, radicalism and vibrant personality were truly unique. Released one year after Chavez's unexpected death, this dramatic and intimate biography traces Chavez's life from an impoverished rural family to the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. Mike Gonzalez shows how Chavez's 'Bolivarian revolution' aimed to complete Simon Bolivar's promise of a Latin America free from imperialism. Gonzalez details Chavez's close connection to the masses and how he enraged wealthy elites by declaring his support for 21st century socialism. He concludes that the struggle for social justice inspired by Chavez can and must continue. This is an ideal guide to Chavez's inspiring life and legacy.
Barrio Rising
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Author : Prof. Alejandro Velasco
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-07-24
Barrio Rising written by Prof. Alejandro Velasco and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-24 with History categories.
Beginning in the late 1950s political leaders in Venezuela built what they celebrated as Latin America’s most stable democracy. But outside the staid halls of power, in the gritty barrios of a rapidly urbanizing country, another politics was rising—unruly, contentious, and clamoring for inclusion. Based on years of archival and ethnographic research in Venezuela’s largest public housing community, Barrio Rising delivers the first in-depth history of urban popular politics before the Bolivarian Revolution, providing crucial context for understanding the democracy that emerged during the presidency of Hugo Chávez. In the mid-1950s, a military government bent on modernizing Venezuela razed dozens of slums in the heart of the capital Caracas, replacing them with massive buildings to house the city’s working poor. The project remained unfinished when the dictatorship fell on January 23, 1958, and in a matter of days city residents illegally occupied thousands of apartments, squatted on green spaces, and renamed the neighborhood to honor the emerging democracy: the 23 de Enero (January 23). During the next thirty years, through eviction efforts, guerrilla conflict, state violence, internal strife, and official neglect, inhabitants of el veintitrés learned to use their strategic location and symbolic tie to the promise of democracy in order to demand a better life. Granting legitimacy to the state through the vote but protesting its failings with violent street actions when necessary, they laid the foundation for an expansive understanding of democracy—both radical and electoral—whose features still resonate today. Blending rich narrative accounts with incisive analyses of urban space, politics, and everyday life, Barrio Rising offers a sweeping reinterpretation of modern Venezuelan history as seen not by its leaders but by residents of one of the country’s most distinctive popular neighborhoods.
The Oxford Companion To Comparative Politics
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Author : Joel Krieger
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013
The Oxford Companion To Comparative Politics written by Joel Krieger and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Political Science categories.
The two-volume Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics fills a gap in scholarship on an increasingly important field within Political Science. Comparative Politics, the discipline devoted to the politics of other countries or peoples, has been steadily gaining prominence as a field of study, allowing politics to be viewed from a wider foundation than a concentration on domestic affairs would permit. Comparativists apply various theories and concepts to analyze the similarities and differences between political units, using the results of their research to develop causalities and generalizations. Each of these theories and outcomes are thoroughly defined in the Companion, as are major resultant conclusions, those comparativists who have influenced the field in significant ways, and politicians whose administrations have shaped the evaluation of contrasting governments. Approximately 200 revised and updated articles from the Oxford Companion to Politics of the World would serve as a foundation for the set, while over 100 new entries would thoroughly examine the field in a lasting, more theoretical than current-event-based, way. New entries cover such topics as failed states, Grand Strategies, and Soft Power; important updates include such countries as China and Afghanistan and issues like Capital Punishment, Gender and Politics, and Totalitarianism. Country entries include the most significant nations to permit a focus on non time-sensitive analysis. In addition, 25 1,000-word interpretive essays by notable figures analyze the discipline, its issues and accomplishments. Collectively, entries promote deeper understanding of a field that is often elusive to non-specialists.
Latin America And The Global Political Stage
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Author : Joshua Hyles
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-09-14
Latin America And The Global Political Stage written by Joshua Hyles and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-14 with History categories.
This collection of essays on international relations places particular emphasis on Latin America and its place on the world stage. Featuring contributions by recognized authorities and new scholars alike in a broad range of related fields, the anthology provides a global view of the intricacies of international and national relationships, with a special focus on the countries of Latin America and a consideration of the most recent developments in international and national diplomacy‚ including the concept of Trumpism.