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In the 1990s and 2000s, with the emergence of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela—albeit Chavez refuses himself to be labelled as "populist" [25] —reformist and nationalism Latin American populism has resurfaced with new patterns, as what is called by some authors socialist populism [26] [27] that appeals to masses of poor by promising redistributive ...
From the left, the pink tide spreading over Latin America was "prone to populism and authoritarianism". [296] Correa in Ecuador [297] and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and his regional allies [298] [192] used populism to achieve their dominance and later established authoritarian regimes when they were empowered. Such actions, Weyland argues ...
Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot (Spanish: Manual del perfecto idiota latinoamericano) is an essay by Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner and Álvaro Vargas Llosa published in 1996. [1] The authors analyze Latin American history and the way of thinking of both the Latin American political elites and intellectuals.
In this turbulent time in Latin America, when the winds of populism and authoritarianism blow strongly from north to south, it is increasingly urgent to strengthen the intrinsic values of democracy.
Macroeconomic populism is a term coined by Rudi Dornbusch and Sebastian Edwards in a 1990 paper. [1] The term refers to the policies by many Latin American administrations by which government spending and real wages increase in a non-sustainable way leading to inflation, then stagflation and ultimately an economic collapse that drops real wages to lower than they were before the populist ...
In On Populist Reason, Laclau considered the nature of populism in political discourse, the creation of a popular hegemonic bloc such as "the people", and the importance of affect in politics. Building on his earlier work, Laclau argued that the basis of populism lies in the creation of " empty signifiers ": words and ideas that express a ...
Latin America; New Zealand; United States; Related topics. Alt-right; Authoritarianism; Chauvinism; ... The following is a list of populist parties, leaders and ...
Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right populism, [1] [2] [3] is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti- elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establishment , and speaking to or for the common people .