RT Book
T1 The paradox of violence in Venezuela: revolution, crime, and policing during Chavismo
T2 Pitt Latin American series
T2 Latin American studies
A2 Smilde, David
A2 Zubillaga, Verónica
A2 Hanson, Rebecca 1983-
LA English
PP Pittsburgh
PB University of Pittsburgh Press
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1839086157
AB Crime and violence soared in twenty-first-century Venezuela even as poverty and inequality decreased, contradicting the conventional wisdom that these are the underlying causes of violence. The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela explains the rise of violence under both Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro - leftist presidents who made considerable investment in social programs and political inclusion. Contributors argue that violence arose not from the frustration of inequality, or the needs created by poverty, but rather from the interrelated factors of a particular type of revolutionary governance, extraordinary oil revenues, a reliance on militarized policing, and the persistence of concentrated disadvantage. These factors led to dramatic but unequal economic growth, massive institutional and social change, and dysfunctional criminal justice policies that destabilized illicit markets and social networks, leading to an increase in violent conflict resolution. The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela reorients thinking about violence and its relationship to poverty, inequality, and the state.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 279-321, Register
CN 303.60987
SN 9780822947127
K1 Violence : Social aspects : Venezuela
K1 Gewalttätigkeit
K1 Politischer Konflikt
K1 Innenpolitik
K1 Sozialer Konflikt
K1 Konflikt
K1 Eskalation
K1 Ursache
K1 Politischer Wandel
K1 Sozialer Wandel
K1 Kriminalität
K1 Venezuela