The Triumph of Politics: The Return of the Left in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador

by George Philip and Francisco Panizza

Book Overview

The Triumph of Politics offers a comparative and historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent ‘21st century socialists'. It argues that the claims of these 21st century socialists should be taken seriously even though not necessarily at face value.

The authors show how the consensual market oriented policymaking that characterized almost all of South America in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745647499
• ISBN13: 9780745647494
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"