HUGO CHAVEZ’S LEGACY UNDER FIRE

The Venezuelan opposition’s triumph in the National Assembly elections may bolster its argument with regard to the unsustainable nature of the policies carried out by the Chavista governments. Opposition leaders label these policies “cheap populism.” In the following article published in Jacobin Magazine, I question their analysis on grounds that it is simplistic and lacking in contextualization: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2015/12/venezuela-elections-hugo-chavez-maduro/