Poverty And Natural Beauty In The Country Of Venezuela

The country was the first Spanish-American colony to declare independence, doing so in 1811, but the declaration was not firmly established until 1821 when Venezuela was considered a part of the federal republic of Gran Colombia. In 1830 it gained full independence and was recognized as a sovereign nation. This new period of independence was marked with significant political turmoil and autocracy, and remained under the rule of regional caudillos (political-military leaders often considered to be dictators) until the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1958 the country has had a series of democratic governments, however these governments were not without political crises, including deadly riots in 1989, two attempted coups in 1992, and embezzlement of public funds in 1993. The widespread public mistrust of government lead to the election of Hugo Chavez, a Socialist Reformer, in 1999. This election brought about the Bolivarian Revolution, beginning in 1999 with a Constituent Assembly to create a new Constitution of Venezuela.

In order to explain the questions of whether or not Chavez has increase or decreased democracy in Venezuela, people needs to know what is the concept of democracy. Due to the fact that democracy is different in every country and that each country has a different perception or view on what democracy really is, has been very difficult to have a specific concept that fits all criteria. For some, democracy is based on how democratic institutions perform in the countries and for others is based on the majority rule. For the sake of this report I will focus on democratic institutions as a based of how democracy has decreased in Venezuela through out Chavez regime.

What is democracy? According to the online version of the Miriam Webster dictionary, democracy is "government by the people" also "is a government in which supreme power is invested by the people and it is exercised by the people directly or indirectly through a representational system in which periodically held free elections." Venezuela as well as other countries in Latin America has undergone constant changes in their democracy, produced by their rulers. The primary function of the government is to ensure the safety of the state, its territory and its inhabitants. Also their objective is to strength the democratic institutions that ensure the democratic liberties and rights. Unfortunately, not all the leaders are capable of respecting

The country of venezuela is hot, humid,and located in nothern south america.The capitol of venezuela is caracus. The name venezuela came from the explorer , alonso de ojedo ,because he admired how much it reminded him of venice. Earleist records of venezuela date back to march 30th 1845 when christopther made his third voyage in search of gold.Settlers would go to venezuela to trade for their resources because venezuela was known as the riches country.Venezuela would trade natural resiurces like : petroleum natural gas,iron ore gold minerals and diamonds.They first gained independence in 1811 on july 5th ; by the help of jose prudencio.

Venezuela is near the top of South America. They have a good bit of coastline and a warm semi tropic climate. They fish and trade using this coastline. Their main natural resources are oil and other petroleum products. They have

him great perspective of a ruler. Venezuela was a significant oil exporter and in the 1980s, there

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was officially founded when it declared and won itsindependence from the Spanish on July 5, 1811. They would fall under the influence and become a part ofthe Gran Colombia, a republic created by the man who liberated Venezuela, Simon Bolivar. However,Venezuela, under the leadership of Josè Antonio Paèz, who would go on to become the country’s firstofficial President on January 13, 1830. Although Venezuela would eventually democratically elect its firstPresident, President Romulo Gallegos would be overthrown in just eight months by General MarcosJimenez. However, 8 years later Jimenez would be forced into exile by the Venezuelan people, anddemocracy would reign, until Colonel Hugo Chavez would become President

Venezuela is a country with an exceptional history. Ever since the collapse of the Gran Colombia in 1830, Venezuela has been ruled by military leaders until mid-20th century (CIA). Since the mid-1950s, a wave of democratically elected regimes took over in which Venezuela flourished and became one of the few leading economic powers in the Latin American region (CIA). With large oil revenues funding the government, the country’s political and economic institutions became effective, and what was once a military oppressed environment was now a thriving and liberalized economy. Unfortunately, many of these institutions began to deteriorate from corruption and inexperience of officials. Also, Oil prices began to decline and the country began to

Hugo Chavez's fight against the forces of supply and demand through the enacted legislature of "Laws of Costs and Prices" had more negatives than positives. The largest positive result that I can see in this legislature is that Venezuelans who were poverty stricken had a greater chance of improving their situation through the low price of goods. While I do think the policies were well intentioned, I do not believe they were thought out thoroughly. Supply and demand increases goods, services, and jobs. Supply and demand naturally balances out product consumption as well as availability. Venezuela is starting to find this out with the increased consumption of gasoline, as well as the coffee shortage. I do believe that Hugo Chavez made a

The history of Venezuela is a long and tumultuous one, and accurately paints the picture of a country in disarray. From it’s colonization in 1498 up until 1958, the country shuffled between a long line of military dictators. At this point, the last of them was finally overthrown,

Venezuela has been gradually turning into a tyranny. What used to be one of the most economically prosperous countries in Latin America, has been corrupted by a sole man, who single-handedly managed to control Venezuela for 15 years and pull it away from the ideal of democracy.[1] While alive, Hugo Chávez arose like a populist false prophet, took advantage of an establishment-tired and politically divided Venezuela, and did everything possible to perpetuate his own power and pave the way for a monopolistic tyrannical regime.[2] During his rule, Chávez centralized power in Venezuela, reduced freedom and individual rights, and modified and consequently abused the political instruments at his disposal.[3] He contaminated education, nationalized and used media for propaganda[4], and turned the rich and the poor against each other, in order to monopolize politics in Venezuela, enrich himself to the detriment of the rest, and perpetuate the control of his party in the country. Day to day, people become increasingly poorer in Venezuela.[5] The government this caudillo left behind has become unbeatable and has inspired hate between supporters and dissidents. Violence and insecurity have become appallingly recurring in Venezuela.[6] The rise of Socialism in Venezuela and Hugo Chávez’s way of governing tremendously resemble the rise of tyranny in Plato’s The Republic and Hobbes’ The Leviathan sovereign way of governing.

When Hugo Chavez ushered in his era of “21st Century Socialism” in 1999, the people of Venezuela expected an era of prosperity. During the oil boom of the early 2000s, Venezuela’s state owned oil industry funded over half of Chavez’s social programs and conditions started to improve. The standard of living increased, inequality and poverty rates fell, and Chavez generated a cult-like following. Economic and social conditions increased significantly, but so did inflation and poor policy. After Chavez’s death in 2013, Nicolas Maduro, his handpicked replacement, took the reins. After only a year with Maduro at the helm, the Venezuelan economy collapsed as the global oil market fell from 2014 to 2015. Venezuela, once the most powerful nation in

“Majority of Venezuelans have a combination of European,African, and indigenous ancestry”- Brenda Baletti. WIth a population of 100,000 people Goajiro is the most diverse place in Venezuela with many different types of ancestry. The time period will make different types of people come to the country based on what other countries are going through at the time.One example is if a country is going through a famine at the time then maybe some of those paper will come to Venezuela to escape it. That would make the population more diverse and then it also make the population increase.Oil production has been a major industry for this country so it has made many jobs that people can have. Slavery was a major aspect during spanish colonization so many of the slaves came to Venezuela and which also made the population

Over recent decades, much of South America has seen economic hardship, decline, and even crisis. However, the ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela is an especially notable case which requires pragmatic and feasible solutions. Many assert that the current crisis, which has its roots in corruption and over-dependency on oil, is best solved by economic diversification. Others have argued that the best solution is to request foreign aid, such as that from the International Monetary Fund. In spite of this, a combination of history, economics, and logic would indicate that the best solution is to curb the government’s excessive control of the economy.

He complements each dimension with a cause of instability. The first cause of instability refers to the implications of Hugo Chavez’s hybrid regime. Naturally, hybrid regimes are very relentless to negotiation with the opposition. The piece written by Olga Correal firmly states that the implications of the Chavez Administration was to breakdown the COPEI opposition in order to maintain political dominance. This rational framework is what majorly contributed to the political instability of Venezuela. On the other hand, the economic instability refers to the result of the stagnation of the PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela S.A). This company as discussed in the piece contributed to the current transition from democracy to authoritarianism. Kott argues that the company was poorly managed under the Chavez Administration and that if it was taken better care of the oil revenue would be greater. Kott states that the PDVSA has had damaging impacts on Latin America and concludes by arguing that the resource curse is not essentially destabilizing Venezuela but is rather a symptom of the problem and not the cause. Therefore, this development would advocate against the hypotheses of the natural resource curse gravely impacting Venezuela. Under the Economic instability Kott disregards oil wealth as the sole