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About George Philip

George Philip is professor and reader in Latin American politics at the London School of Economics.

Articles by George Philip

Friday 20th February

Hugo Chávez, oil, and Venezuela

George Philip, 20 February 2009
Venezuela's oil-dependent economy is trapped in a brutal logic. Can Hugo Chávez break free?
Tuesday 27th March

Hugo Chávez at his peak

George Philip, 27 March 2007
The Venezuelan president’s status as Latin America’s leading radical icon is intimately tied to the price of oil, says George Philip.
Tuesday 23rd May

The politics of oil in Venezuela

George Philip, 23 May 2006
The global oil-price boom is fuelling Hugo Chàvez's domestic political project – a modern twist on a familiar Venezuelan pattern, says George Philip.
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