Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Subject "Chávez"
Now showing items 1-2 of 2
-
“A Civil-Military Alliance”: The Venezuelan Armed Forces before and during the Chávez era
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:4, Working paper, 2016-05-01)Executive summary When Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) came to power in Venezuela in 1998, the military was bestowed with a new — and controversial — role in society. Being a former career military himself, a central tenant of ... -
Always choosing the oil rents: How leaders in Angola and Venezuela brought their countries to ruin
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:10, Working paper, 2016-11-01)Angola and Venezuela are among the most oil dependent countries in the world. When oil prices fell in 2014, these states lost half of their income base. A combined economic, political and social crisis followed. The acute ...