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George Philip

George Philip is professor and reader in Latin American politics at the London School of Economics. Among his books is Democracy in Latin America: Surviving Conflict and Crisis? (Polity, 2003).

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Hugo Chávez at his peak

The Venezuelan president’s status as Latin America’s leading radical icon is intimately tied to the price of oil, says George Philip.

The politics of oil in Venezuela

The global oil-price boom is fuelling Hugo Chàvez's domestic political project – a modern twist on a familiar Venezuelan pattern, says George Philip.