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Chávez Outlines Venezuela’s Economic Past and Future
January 15, 2009 ... On Tuesday President Hugo Chavez spent 7 hours giving his annual report for 2008 to the National ... -
China, Venezuela Boost Economic Cooperation with US$ 12 Billion Fund
February 19, 2009 ... said. Chavez highlighted that the plant currently employs 47 men and 41 women, who were selected with the help of local ... -
Venezuelan Rural Activists and National Land Institute Workers Arrested for Occupying Estate
April 21, 2009 ... Ministry, which amounts to almost one million hectares (2.47 million acres), are now producing food, including meat, ... -
The Chávez Administration at 10 Years: The Economy and Social Indicators
February 6, 2009 ... The index has fallen to 41 in 2008, from 48.1 in 2003 and 47 in 1999. This represents a large reduction in inequality. ... quarter of 2008. On that basis, the economy has grown 47.4 percent, or 4.3 percent annually over 9.25 years. On a ... coup. The constitutional government was restored within 48 hours, but stability did not return, as the opposition ... -
The Cost for Venezuelans of the World’s Cheapest Gasoline
January 5, 2009 The world’s most inexpensive gasoline is sold in Venezuela, through a longstanding subsidy programme that benefits car owners while depriving the oil industry of a large source of funds for reinvesting. -
Los Angeles to Caracas: Examining Neo-liberal Policies Leading Toward Rebellion
October 2, 2009 ... the burning of busses due to the price increase. Within hours thousands of people were in the streets looting stores ... grew to become the epicenter of the riots, and within hours people had begun looting stores and pulling drivers ... to the ground. Dozens of stores were looted and there are hours and hours of television footage showing Korean ... -
Government Takes Over Venezuelan Branch of Stanford Bank
February 20, 2009 ... to withdraw 57 million bolivars (US$ 26 million) in 48 hours, as most do their banking over the internet. Hence, ... -
Venezuela, Broke?
June 12, 2009 ... 1995 (69.2 percent), 1999 (29.5 percent) and 2003 (47.6 percent). The current level is the lowest of the past 30 ... -
Venezuelan President Restructures Cabinet, Prepares Economic Adjustments
September 19, 2009 On Thursday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced structural changes to his Council of Ministers, and gave a glimpse of impending economic measures designed to increase employment, reduce inflation, and improve production amidst the world economic crisis. -
Venezuela Confronts Capitalism's Crisis with More Revolution
March 17, 2009 ... count on me paying with hard cash", added Chavez. Barely hours later, the vice minister of agriculture, Richard Canan, ... -
Chávez Sweeps Away Budget Predictions of Venezuela's Opposition
March 24, 2009 President Chávez outlined new economic policy for Venezuela, designed to protect the national economy from the effects of the global economic collapse. These new policies neutralise all the arguments and predictions of the opposition economists and their media. -
CECOSESOLA Cooperative: An Interview with Gustavo Salas Romer
September 20, 2009 CECOSESOLA is a network of cooperatives in the state of Lara in Venezuela. Their biggest enterprise is a large food cooperative located in the city of Barquisimeto, which has recently been receiving attention from leftist activists and independent media all over the world. -
The Food Sovereignty Movement in Venezuela, Part 2
November 26, 2009 ... for low wages outside the home, but they also put in long hours of unpaid domestic work, and in addition, many are ... -
Latin America: Social Movements in Times of Economic Crises
August 17, 2009 ... mounted a palace coup in April 2002, which lasted only 48 hours before being reversed by a spontaneous outpouring of ... -
The Food Sovereignty Movement in Venezuela, Part 1
November 26, 2009 ... Zamora to obtain the land. On April 7, 2002, after 120 hours of workshops about cooperatives, the Comite de Tierra ...