Chavez’s Legacy

Chavez's Legacy refutes the claim that Chavez's regime corrected the errors of Soviet Communism. This book traces Venezuela's communist transformation and its effects on Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. This book also examines Chavez's behavior in the international arena, strongly emphasizing his close association with Iran and narcotics terrorism.

Chavez's Legacy refutes the claim that Chavez's regime corrected the errors of Soviet Communism. This book traces Venezuela's communist transformation and its effects on Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. This book also examines Chavez's behavior in the international arena, strongly emphasizing his close association with Iran and narcotics terrorism.

Contents Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter One: What is Bolivarism? 1. Simon Bolivar-A Legend Intended to Legitimize Chavez's Regime 2. The War for People's Minds: Mass Media and Education in Chavez's Venezuela 3. Is Bolivarism a Totalitarian/Authoritarian Movement? 4. Is Chavez the New Lenin of Latin America? 5. Is Bolivarism Similar to Fascism/Nazism? 6. Civil-Military Relations in Chavez's Venezuela 7. Church-State Relations: The Case of Chavez's Venezuela 8. Comparing Two Models of Political Development: Democratic Versus Authoritarian 9. The Cubanization of Venezuela 10. External Enemies and the Domestic Sphere Chapter Two: The Economic Aspects of Chavezism 1. The Ideological Foundations of Chavez's Economic Policies 2. A Critical View of Chavez's Economic Policies 3. Chavez's Oil Policy: The Subordination of Petroleum Activity to Political and Ideological Considerations 4. Expropriation: A Gradual path to Communism 5. Is Inflation an Integral Part of Socialism? 6. Other Characteristics of Chavez's Economic Policy 7. The Chilean Way (Sebastian Pinera) Versus the Venezuelan Way (Hugo Chavez) 8. Venezuela and Israel: Transformation from Capitalism to Socialism and the Reverse Chapter Three: Chavez's Foreign Policy: Primary Objective- Expansion of His Ideology 1. Chavez's Views and Behavior in the International System 2. Chavez's First Step in Spreading his Ideology-The Creation of the Bolivarian Alliance of the People of Our America (ALBA) 3. Beyond ALBA: Chavez's Attempts to Spread His Ideology Throughout Latin America 4. Chavez's Puppet States: Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua 5. Venezuela's Chavez and Iran's Cooperation in International Terrorism 6. Chavez and Narcotic-Terrorism Conclusion: The Transformation from Democracy to Mafia States Index