Hugo Chávez and the Future of Venezuela

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[6] Ibid.

[7] Lattinnews. http://www.latinnews.com/lwr/LWR22730.asp?instance=14 (accessed April 11, 2011).

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[9] Pan American Health Organization. 2010. Health Information and Analysis Project. Regional Core Health Data Initiative. Washington DC. http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/coredata/tabulator/newTabulator.htm

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[11] Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Publica y Justicia Penal. Ciudad Juarez, por Segundo año consecutivo, la ciudad mas violenta del mundo. http://www.seguridadjusticiaypaz.org/sala-de-prensa/58-cd-juarez-por-segundo-ano-consecutivo-la-ciudad-mas-violenta-del-mundo (accessed November 29, 2011).

[12] Venezuelan Institute of Data Analysis. Sintesis de las tabulaciones. IVAD. http://www.website.meridaunida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Resumen-Ivad-Febrero-2011.pdf (accessed November 29, 2011).

[13] P.G. Shooting the Messenger. The Economist.  August 16^th 2010. http://www.economist.com/node/21009630 (accessed November 29, 2011).

[14] Weisbrot, Mark, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. 2009. The Chávez administration at 10 years: The economy and social indicators. Washington, DC: Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela-2009-02.pdf (accessed April 11, 2011)

[15] Ibid.

[16] Ibid.

[17] Weisbrot, Mark, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. 2009. The Chávez administration at 10 years: The economy and social indicators. Washington, DC: Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela-2009-02.pdf (accessed April 11, 2011).

[18] Ibid.

[19] UNDP. Human Development Report 2010. http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2010_EN_Complete_reprint.pdf (accessed November 29, 2011).

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[21] Weisbrot, Mark, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. 2009. The Chávez administration at 10 years: The economy and social indicators. Washington, DC: Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela-2009-02.pdf (accessed April 11, 2011);
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[22] IMF. World Economic Outlook: April 2011. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/pdf/text.pdf (accessed November 29, 2011).

[23] Weisbrot, Mark, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. 2009. The Chávez administration at 10 years: The economy and social indicators. Washington, DC: Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela-2009-02.pdf (accessed April 11, 2011).

[24] The World Factbook. Venezuela. CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ve.html (accessed November 29, 2011).

[25] The World Bank. GDP growth (annual %). The World Bank Group. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG/countries/VE?display=default (accessed November 29, 2011).

[26] Ibid;
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[27] Ibid.

[28] Univision Noticias. Chavez: PIB venozolano prodria crecer “el doble” del 2% estiado para 2011. http://feeds.univision.com/feeds/article/2011-04-06/Chávez-pib-venezolano-podria-crecer?refPath=/noticias/america-latina/venezuela/ (accessed November 29, 2011).

[29] Morgan Stanley. Global Forecast Snapshots. Global Economics Team. June 22, 2011. http://fa.morganstanleyindividual.com/public/projectfiles/6e3b9394-6d2a-46f1-a29e-b7f315487979.pdf (accessed December 3, 2011).

[30] The World Bank. GDP growth (annual %). The World Bank Group. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG/countries/VE?display=default (accessed November 29, 2011).

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[32] Ibid.

[33] Bloomberg. Energy & Oil Prices. http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/ (accessed November 29, 2011).

[34] Trading Economics. Venezuela Inflation Rate. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/Economics/Inflation-CPI.aspx?Symbol=VEB (accessed November 29, 2011).

[35] Weisbrot, Mark, Rebecca Ray and Luis Sandoval. 2009. The Chávez administration at 10 years: The economy and social indicators. Washington, DC: Center for Economic and Policy Research. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/venezuela-2009-02.pdf (accessed April 11, 2011)

[36] The Economist. A coup against the constitution.  Economist Print edition. Dec 28^th 2010. http://www.economist.com/node/17796581 (accessed November 29, 2011).

[37] Latinnews. http://www.latinnews.com/lwr/LWR22554.asp?instance=3 (accessed April 11, 2011).

[38] Venezuelan Institute of Data Analysis. Sintesis de las tabulaciones. IVAD. http://www.website.meridaunida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Resumen-Ivad-Febrero-2011.pdf (accessed November 29, 2011).

[39] Ibid.

[40] Ibid.

[41] Shifter, Michael. 2006. In Search of Hugo Chavez. Foreign Affairs. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/61703/michael-shifter/in-search-of-hugo-ch percentC3 percent83 percentC2 percentA1vez (accessed November 29, 2011).

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