02944nam 2200601 a 450 991082960040332120230721004600.01-78371-597-91-84964-386-51-281-87879-097866118787951-4356-9085-0(CKB)1000000000705309(StDuBDS)AH22933674(SSID)ssj0000233359(PQKBManifestationID)11201124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233359(PQKBWorkID)10221352(PQKB)10309532(MiAaPQ)EBC3386506(MiAaPQ)EBC5390974(Au-PeEL)EBL3386506(CaPaEBR)ebr10480135(CaONFJC)MIL187879(OCoLC)815743647(EXLCZ)99100000000070530920110714d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe real Venezuela making socialism in the twenty-first century /Iain BruceLondon Pluto Press20081 online resource (240 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-2736-2 0-7453-2737-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Oil for food, health, education -- 2. The people's economy -- 3. War on the latifundios -- 4. Democracy at work -- 5. Who's in charge here? From local democracy to communal power -- Conclusion: Making socialism in the twenty-first century.Venezuela has become a huge source of hope and inspiration for the Left throughout the world. Some see it as a shining example of how to begin building a successful socialist state, but Western leaders see it as a dangerous enemy and accuse Chavez of being a dictator. This book reveals the truth by examining the country from the ground up. Iain Bruce explores the political changes underway in Venezuela at the level of the lives of ordinary people. Through grassroots investigations and extended interviews, he explores a series of key transformations in Venezuela: a new social economy around a network of co-operatives; workplace democracy; popular education; radical agrarian reform; participatory budgets and community planning. The result is a clear picture of everyday life in Venezuela.No other book on the country has this level of detail; it will be a key text for students of Latin American politics and social movements and of interest to anyone following the fortunes of the Bolivarian Revolution.SocialismVenezuelaVenezuelaPolitics and government1999-Socialism335.00987Bruce Iain1671781MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829600403321The real Venezuela4034631UNINA