Bolivarian Revolution

Bolivarian Revolution or Bolivarian Revolution ( Revolución Bolivariana Spanish ) is called a well-founded by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez process designed to align the company against neoliberalism while shaping the political life anew.

Designation

While the Venezuelan embassy and some authors use the term Bolivarian Revolution, many also rely on the notion Bolivarian Revolution, derived from Bolivariana from Spanish. What is meant here is the revolution in ascribed to him the spirit of Simón Bolívar. Often the term Second Bolivarian Revolution is used as the first the work Bolívar is regarded themselves.

Formation

Chávez had been since his youth, an enthusiastic supporter of the Caracas -born South American independence fighter Simon Bolivar. The later establishment of its motion, the MBR -200, was deliberately held on 24 July 1983 the 200th anniversary of Simón Bolívar. During his studies, Chávez developed over several years jointly with other officers a left- nationalist doctrine called Bolivarism. This was based, although in parts of Bolívar, but was heavily influenced by the writings of Marxist historian Federico Brito Figueroa, the Chávez had encountered in the study, but integrated influences from left theories, such as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and Salvador Allende and, since 2007, Leon Trotsky.

Key points

The key points of the Bolivarism are:

  • National independence
  • Unification of Latin America, or at least in South America
  • Political participation of the people through referendums and referendums
  • Economic self-
  • An ethic of serving the people
  • Equitable distribution of oil revenues extensive
  • Fight against corruption

Implementation

Since Chávez's support is based heavily on the policy by the population and the integration of grassroots elements in the policy is an important train of Bolivarism he called 2000 establishing the Bolivarian Circles. The circle can be obtained for local projects funding by the state. This decentralized to district and block level and despite their origin autonomous circle should actually bear the bolivaristischen ideas in the public and provide a forum for practical cooperation. However, unlike eg neighborhood committees they were in their competence is not limited to local politics, but also commented on general policy issues.

Meanwhile, the circles are not nearly nonexistent. In its place, many other forms of grassroots organizing, among others around the Misiones called social programs in the areas of education, health care, care of the homeless, the elderly and single mothers, vocational training were among others

As a parallel structure to the results of general elections institutions began in 2005 as an initiative from below, the construction of municipal councils. Foundation and central decision-making body of these councils are the neighborhood assemblies. In April 2006 the National Assembly passed a law for the municipal councils. Several municipal councils can finally join forces in a Comuna and several Comunas and councils to a municipal town. In 2009 there were in all of Venezuela already about 30,000 municipal councils that exist in urban areas from about 200 to 400 families. About 200 Comunas were under construction. The councils are financed mainly by the state and its institutions.

Criticism

Critics harbor the suspicion populism. They point out that this is partly constituted a new form of non- faith-based Assistenzialismus.

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