Why Nations Fail: Venezuela with Dr. Angel Fernandez (Ph.D) (10.29.18) | Latin American Studies

Why Nations Fail: Venezuela with Dr. Angel Fernandez (Ph.D) (10.29.18)

“Why Nations Fail: Venezuela” is an upcoming talk by Dr. Angel Fernandez (Ph.D), coordinator and editor of the book “Salvemos Venezuela” (Let’s Save Venezuela), on the Venezuelan crisis. The conference will be hosted by LATAM, and will deal with the issues of economic mismanagement under the Chavez and Maduro administrations; the country’s history of institutional involution; the resulting poverty, hunger, misery, torture and violence; and the possible solutions for the current political, social, economic and humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela. RSVP here! There are LIMITED tickets; all free.

The event will take place at Boston University on Monday October 29th from 6:30 until 8:00pm in CAS B18. (685 Commonwealth Avenue. Boston, MA)

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