The Real Venezuela Making Socialism in the 21st Century

by Bruce, Iain

• ISBN13: 9780745327365
• ISBN10: 0745327362
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-15
• Publisher: UCP

Summary

Venezuela has become a huge source of inspiration for the Left throughout the world. Some see it as a shining example of how to begin building a successful socialist state, but Western leaders see it as a dangerous enemy and accuse Chavez of being a dictator.

Author Biography

Iain Bruce is a British journalist and film-maker. He has made documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC. During 2004 and 2005 he was BBC correspondent in Caracas, Venezuela. Currently he is an adviser to Telesur, the Latin American news channel based in Venezuela. He is also author of the The Porto Alegre Alternative: Direct Democracy in Action (Pluto Press, 2004).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Venezuela country facts	p. xi
Timeline	p. xv
Map of Venezuela	p. xxii
Acronyms and other terms	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. 1
Oil for food, health, education	p. 17
The people's economy	p. 40
War on the latifundios	p. 64
Democracy at work	p. 98
Who's in charge here? From local democracy to communal power	p. 139
Conclusion: Making socialism in the twenty-first century	p. 176
Notes	p. 194
Index	p. 209
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