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Venezuelan government weighs adoption of orthodox Marxist model
[El Universal] In the post-election political scenario, the new balance of power has led President Hugo Chavez to set a strategy based on the display of force to strengthen the public's perception of Chavez's invincibility.This was the view expressed by Luis Vicente León, director of polling firm Datanalisis, during the forum entitled 2011 Outlook, hosted by consulting firms Ecoanalítica and Metroeconómica. "The president's role is to make clear who is in charge, regardless of key players such as Major General Rangel Silva," León said. The director of pollster Datanalisis said that the government finds himself in a predicament as to the economic strategy: following a Marxist model, where the State has the absolute control of the means of production; following an authoritarian model, where the government would impose conditions, production quotas, prices, regulations and other controls on certain private companies; and a scenario that has been called the "Chinese model," a combination of an orthodox Marxist regime in the political arena and a capitalist economic policy. Luis Vicente León said that one of the questions to be addressed is whether the government would take actions against Polar or Cargill, as more than 70 percent of the population is against expropriations. Besides, the government has faced troubles to create the perception that these companies violate the law. Posted by: Fred 2010-11-11 |
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