Education-Action Program in Human Rights. Informe Anual (PROVEA, 2005). An annual report that provides probably the most objective, flat-footed analysis of Venezuelan social and political conditions.
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EllnerSteveHellingerDaniel. Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era: Class, Polarization and Conflict (Lynn Rienner Publishers, 2003). A class-centered analysis, including important chapters on the oil industry and class polarization.
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KellyPatricia FernandezShefnerJon. Out of the Shadows: Political Action and the Informal Economy in Latin America (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006). An excellent treatment of the move toward formal versus informal in political cleavage.
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MargaritaLópez Maya. Del Viernes Negro al Referendo Revocatorio (Alfadil, 2006). A portrayal, in Spanish, of the political conflict largely sympathetic to the Chávez government.
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McCoyJennifer L.MeyersDavid J.. The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004). An even-handed analysis from a traditional political science perspective.
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PetkoffTeodoro. Las Dos Izquierdas (Alfadil, 2006). A good review, in Spanish, of the realignment of the left in Venezuela and Latin America, and sharply critical of the Chávez government.
