Can Venezuela Survive Populism? Elections, Economy, and the Price of Oil (11.04.15) | Latin American Studies

Can Venezuela Survive Populism? Elections, Economy, and the Price of Oil (11.04.15)

201421953112602734_20 — Students have led the protests incited by discontent with the government’s inability to control the deteriorating economic situation, writes Tomasini [AFP]

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Carlos Blanco, Senior Research Associate at Boston University and Consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank

Wednesday, November 4^th from 6 to 7 PM
Pardee School of Global Studies, 152 Bay State Rd., Room 220

Dr. Blanco has had a distinguished career in the academy, public policy, and journalism. He has been a professor at the National University of Venezuela, Harvard, and Boston University; has served as Venezuela’s Minister of State Reform; and for many years wrote a weekly op-ed piece for the Caracas newspaper, El Universal. He is also the author of several books on Latin American political economy, state reform, and President Hugo Chavez.

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