Abstract:The 1998 election of Hugo Chávez as President of Venezuelamarked the beginning of a new phenomenon regarding politicalpersonalization in the old Venezuelan democracy. Besides beingan outsider, Chávez has governed with a certain authoritarianshade, always using a concept of discourse radically opposed tothe market economy. However, beyond revisiting the abovementioned elements to the level of functioning of thegovernment, the purpose of this article was to describe, from theoptics of the functioning of the demo… Show more
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