文档介绍：Advance Praise for Dragon in the Tropics Corrales / Penfold
“This is the most objective, comprehensive and interesting book I have read on what has
happened in Venezuela since Hugo Chávez took power in the late 1990s. It shows why
most of mon explanations of the country’s social and political convulsions are
superficial and often flawed. A must read.”
—Moisés Naím, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
“Hugo Chávez and his ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ to construct ‘21st century socialism’ in
Venezuela and reshape the international order have attracted a great deal of polarized
comment: either sycophantic praise or unmitigated condemnation, neither backed up
by sound data or profound analysis. Dragon in the Tropics escapes this pattern. It pro-
vides a thoughtful, perceptive, balanced but critical, nuanced and illuminating assess-
ment, grounded in rich and revealing data, and deep knowledge of both Venezuela and
parative politics and political economy. Highly mended.” Dragon in the Tropics
—Abraham F. Lowenthal, Professor of International Relations, University
of Southern California
“Corrales and Penfold have written a wide-ranging and thought-provoking interpreta-
tion of how Hugo Chávez has shaped Venezuelan society, and the country’s regional
and global role, over the past decade. The book is conceptually innovative, empirically
rich, and cogently argued. Its keen insights into Venezuela’s evolving political economy
represent an invaluable contribution.”
—Michael Shifter, president, Inter-American Dialogue
“Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold are two of the most outstanding analysts of con-
temporary Venezuela. This accessible and clear-eyed book provides prehensive
overview of Venezuelan politics, economics, and foreign policy over the last decade. No Dragon in
one interested in understanding the rise of radical populism, the distortions inherent
in the oil economy, and the progressive deteriorat