The Playbook and the Memoir of Venezuela’s Demise
A modern classic on the fall of democracies summarizes the Venezuelan case study. But an entirely different book serves as a complement with the granular tale of how our lives changed
Tag: corruption
Illicit Trade Represents 21% of Venezuela’s GDP: Is This Our Post-Oil Future?
Research by Transparency International Venezuela and Ecoanalítica estimated the size of the criminal economies that deal in gold, drugs, and gasoline with the enthusiastic participation of a corrupt State
From Caracas to London: Living Among Russian Enchufados
Being a Venezuelan in the UK, I can’t but notice one thing in common between two so different worlds: the noisy, dirty money from Moscow
The Campaign to Protect Venezuelan Assets in the U.S.
NGO INRAV is working on convincing Congress to create a fund and freeze the Venezuelan resources obtained through corruption and embezzlement, using the VERDAD Act
Sanctions: The New Main Trope in the Chavista Narrative
As populist parties usually do, chavismo has always resorted to victimization as casus belli behind collective vengeance. Now the sanctions are at the center of a patriotic resistance story
Making a Buck Off the Quarantine
The weight of the black market in what’s left of the Venezuelan economy has been growing for years. But the pandemic added new trades—as honest as the circumstances allow
Chavismo Drops the Ball: Sports on the Brink
The arrest of the president of the Venezuelan Soccer Federation is the more recent milestone in a series of events that show how, no matter the discipline, Venezuelan sports have also been taken over by the national crisis
The Mystery of Luxury Construction in Depressed Maracaibo
Despite an economy in shambles the construction business is reactivating . What is hiding behind this unlikely boom?
Chavismo as Savage Capitalism
Oil wealth will be replaced by a private production network that will serve the mafias that keep the dictatorship standing. What’s happening with gas is only the first step
The People Agree: Venezuela is the Most Corrupt Nation in the Americas
Transparency International just released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, and other than placing Venezuela almost at the very bottom, it offers perspective into why corruption hits us so—and what we can do to fix it.
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