1. CEPR News December 2012
(Matching tags: poverty, venezuela, inequality, Haiti, financial transaction tax, Fiscal Cliff)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on Haiti CEPR has been out in front calling for the United Nations to take responsibility for bringing cholera ...

2. The Real Lula Speaks Out
(Matching tags: venezuela, Brazil, Maduro, Lula)

Earlier this week, former president of Brazil Lula da Silva gave a warm and unequivocal endorsement of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela’s presidential race.  Given that the campaign officially started only ...

3. So-Called ‘Civil Society’ in Post-Chávez Venezuela
(Matching tags: community organizations, venezuela, Chavez)

There is a powerfully dangerous and condescending myth circulating about so-called ‘civil society’ in Venezuela, which goes something like this: as Daniel Levine put it on a recent radio program, “there’s ...

4. CEPR News, March 2013
(Matching tags: poverty, venezuela, retirement, inequality, paid sick days, Haiti, Social Security, medicare, Honduras, minimum wage, financial transactions tax)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on Venezuela CEPR marked the March 5th death of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez with op-eds, blog posts and ...

5. Chávez in Haiti, a Clear Alternative to the “International Community”
(Matching tags: coup, aristide, aid, venezuela, petrocaribe)

Last week, after the passing of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Haiti declared three days of national mourning. President Martelly stated that Chávez was a “great friend of Haiti who never missed an ...

6. Unprecedented Show of Support and Honor at the Historic Funeral of Hugo Chávez
(Matching tags: venezuela, Chavez)

The funeral for Venezuelan president, Hugo Rafaél Chávez Frías, was held the morning of Friday March 8th, at the Military Academy in Caracas, Venezuela. 55 countries sent delegations to the funeral. 33 ...

7. New York Times Reports False Statement on Venezuela’s Economic Growth During Chávez Years
(Matching tags: media coverage, new york times, venezuela, Chavez)

In an article by William Neuman, the New York Times reports that “Venezuela had one of the lowest rates of economic growth in the region during the 14 years that Mr. Chávez held office, according to World ...

8. Venezuelan Economic and Social Performance Under Hugo Chávez, in Graphs
(Matching tags: poverty, venezuela, health, inequality, education, social services, Chavez, economic growth)

On Tuesday, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez passed away after 14 years in office. Below is a series of graphs that illustrate the economic and social changes that have taken place in Venezuela during ...

9. Will the U.S. Government, Media Seek to Improve Relations with Venezuela?
(Matching tags: coup, venezuela, Chavez, Maduro)

Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro’s announced today that President Hugo Chávez had died at 4:25pm. According to Venezuela’s constitution [PDF], new presidential elections are supposed to be held ...

10. Chávez Haters Not “Limited by Truth, Reality or Common Sense”
(Matching tags: media coverage, venezuela, Hausmann)

A new op-ed in the Guardian by Ricardo Hausmann portrays a dystopian fictional Venezuela, one in which the Venezuelan government has run the economy into the ground despite abundant oil wealth, but yet ...