At head of title: "A Brookings Latin America Initiative Book."
Introduction : the Chávez revolution in perspective
Power grabbing and the rise of a hybrid regime in Venezuela, 1999-2009
Economic policy and the oil honey pot
Institutional resource curse : seizing political control of PDVSA
Venezuela's new foreign policy : soft-balancing and social power diplomacy
Hybrid regimes and populism in Venezuela and beyond.
Dragon in the tropics : Hugo Chávez and the political economy of revolution in Venezuela by Javier Corrales. ISBN 9780815704973. Published by Brookings Institution Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.