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Originally Posted by MattLarson
Like the truth that under Chavez's rule, the gap between his country's Human Development Index score and those of the region continues to widen?
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Sure. That does appear to be true. But, these things take time, and unfortunately the previous leaders of Ven. did not diversify the economy beyond oil, which is something Chavez is trying to do. I think it is clear that the low price of oil through the eighties and nineties effected Ven more so than other latin american nations. and that is reflected in the HDI.
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Regardless of what you think of his politics, his performance is plainly lacking.
Matt
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That could be true as well. But what i was referring to was his status as authoritarian dictator or democratic leader.
His performance is irrelevant to that debate.
Andrew