George Philip is professor and reader in Latin American politics at the London School of Economics.
George Philip is <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/people/g.philip@lse.ac.uk/" target="_blank">professor</a> and reader in Latin American politics at the London School of Economics.
Venezuela is among the countries most vulnerable to the current global economic downturn. The reason is straightforward. Venezuela is overwhelmingly dependent on oil for both its exports and fiscal revenues
No matter how his period of rule ends, Hugo Chávez has now become publicly known as the most prominent opponent of the United States government in the western hemisphere and
When Hugo Chàvez was inaugurated as president of Venezuela in January 1999, there was a general view among pundits that his autonomy would be severely limited by low international oil
