Transitioning Venezuela
Although Venezuela has a history of democratic governance since 1958, the U.S. government has since 1998 made the country a major focus of its democratization strategy. According to the U.S. government, Venezuela is undergoing a political transition that is leading the country away from democracy and toward dictatorship.The top governmental actor in Venezuela is the U.S. Agency for International Development, which through its Office of Transition Initiatives, aims “to provide fast, flexible, short-term assistance targeted at key transistion needs.” USAID has been spending $5-7 million annually to promote democracy in Venezuela and prevent President Chavez from “hijacking the machinery of government.”
See new IRC Americas commentary online at:
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/2977
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