Description: How autocracy flourished even as the economy failed in Venezuela An alarming number of countries that once were seemingly stable democracies have veered in recent years toward authoritarianism a trend known as "democratic backsliding." One of those countries in Venezuela, which enjoyed periods of democratically elected governments in the latter half of the twentieth century but in the past two decades has increasingly descended into autocratic rule, coupled with economic collapse. Venezuela's Transition to Authoritarianism, written by a veteran scholar of Venezuela and Latin American politics generally explores how and why this happened. Corrales argues that Venezuela's slide began with the policies of former president Hugo Chavez policies that were based on government control of the economy and in turn generated a lingering economic crisis. After he succeeded Chavez in 2013, Nicolas Maduro not only entrenched the failed economic policies but also responded to various crises by establishing institutions that further undermined democracy. Each of Maduro's responses may have solved a short-term problem but collectively they destroyed both any pretense of democracy in Venezuela and prospects for his own long-term success. Corrales analyzes the lingering crisis in Venezuela by comparing it to twenty cases in Latin America where presidents were forced out of office. Regardless of how the current situation ends in Venezuela, His book illuminates the depressing cycle in which semi-authoritarian regimes become increasingly autocratic in response to crises, only to cause new crises that led to even greater authoritarianism.
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EAN: 9780815738077
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ISBN: 9780815738077
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Book Title: Autocracy Rising: How Venezuela Transitioned to Au
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Autocracy Rising : How Venezuela Transitioned to Authoritarianism
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Subject: Political Process / General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Comparative Politics, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2023
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Author: Javier Corrales
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Length: 8.8 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
