Introduction: the search for explanations / Steve Ellner
Political overview : the breakdown of Puntofijismo and the rise of Chavismo / Daniel Hellinger
Social polarization and the populist resurgence in Venezuela / Kenneth Roberts
Hugo Chávez Frías : his movement and his presidency / Margarita López Maya
Democracy in uniform : Chávez and the Venezuelan armed forces / Deborah L. Norden
Economic policy and the rise of Hugo Chávez / Julia Buxton
Subversive oil / Bernard Mommer
State reform before and after Chávez's election / Angel E. Alvarez
Organized labor and the challenge of Chavismo / Steve Ellner
Civil society : institutionalization, fragmentation, autonomy / María Pilar García-Guadilla
The Hugo Chávez phenomenon : what do "the people" think? / Patricia Márquez
Conclusion: the democratic and authoritarian directions of the Chavista movement / Steve Ellner and Daniel Hellinger.
