Venezuela's Chavismo and populism in comparative perspective /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Kirk A. Hawkins.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages) :
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illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Chavismo, populism, and democracy -- Measuring the populist discourse of Chavismo -- Party system breakdown and the rise of Chavismo -- The causes of populism in comparative perspective -- Populist organization : the Bolivarian circles in Venezuela -- Populist policy : the missions of the Chávez government.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This title examines the populist movement of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and argues that populism is primarily a response to widespread corruption.
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Title
Venezuela's Chavismo and populism in comparative perspective.