Hugo Chavez Frias' Presidential Election: The Institutional, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of a Political Phenomenon

Abstract

The thesis analyzes the rise of a political outsider in Venezuela, a country previously dominated by candidates from a strong and consolidated democratic party system. This thesis examines three dimensions-- institutional, economic, and cultural--to find interrelated elements that explain the Hugo Chavez Frias' presidential victory in 1998. The findings suggest that the Venezuelan political culture constantly fosters military participation in politics. For many years, this impulse was contained by an institutionalized party system. However, poor economic performance by political leaders led to the decreasing governability and political instability in the 199Os, and the decay of the institutionalized party system, which created the opportunity for Hugo Chavez Frias to win the 1998 presidential election.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA379397

Entities

People

  • Wismar A. Lylo

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Models
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Personnel Management
  • Petroleum
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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