La "revolución" que no fue. Desgobierno y autoritarismo en la Venezuela de Chávez

under charismatic and populist leadership, chavez？s and chavismo bolivarian experiment in the government move between misgovernment and authoritarianism. the relevance of this political formula, in venezuela？s experience during the last years, has been observed, if not adopted, by other recent experiences in the andean democracy, as a successful alternative facing the announced failure of representative democracy. through the flag and symbols of a rhetorical bolivarism, combined with a sort of "socialism of the 21st century," they aim to encourage what they call "the bolivarian revolution." my purpose in this article is to analyze such phenomenon based on the election and referendum results after chavez？s reelection in december 2006.