Quality of Life for the Venezuelan Urban Poor Under Chavez
Open Access
Author:
Haas, Robert Zachary
Area of Honors:
International Politics
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
David Joel Myers, Thesis Supervisor David Joel Myers, Thesis Supervisor Dr. Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
quality of life misiones Bolivarian Circle communal conuncil Venezuela
Abstract:
This paper explores how the quality of life of the residents of Venezuelan shantytowns has changed since Hugo Chávez was sworn in as president in February of 1999, and whether those changes can be attributed to Chávez’s social policies and programs. It finds that some of Chávez’s programs, such as his various missions, have found much more success at improving the quality of life of the urban poor than other efforts.
