%0 Journal Article
%T La pol¨ªtica exterior del Gobierno de Ch¨¢vez: La ret¨®rica chavista y los asuntos sustanciales
%A Ellner
%A Steve
%J Revista Venezolana de Econom¨ªa y Ciencias Sociales
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X this article broaches two types of criticism with which the opposition confronts the foreign policy of the ch¨¢vez government: firstly, that which regards it as demagogic or populist, with a nationalist rhetoric designed simply to bolster domestic support; and a second which puts the emphasis on the attempts to £¿export£¿ the revolution. both assume that the costs involved are not beneficial for the country. the author, on the basis of an analysis which concentrates on the tense relations with the united states, argues that these criticisms refuse to recognize the substantial differences of interest which separate the two countries.
%K venezuela
%K united states
%K foreign policy
%K multi-polarity
%K opec
%K mercosur.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1315-64112009000100006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en