Venezuela, ALBA, and the Limits of Postneoliberal Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author:   Asa K. Cusack
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019
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9781349959242


Pages:   218
Publication Date:   10 December 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Venezuela, ALBA, and the Limits of Postneoliberal Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean


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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the implementation, functioning, and impact of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), cornerstone of Venezuelan foreign policy and standard-bearer of “postneoliberal” regionalism during the “Left Turn” in Latin America and the Caribbean (1998-2016). It reveals that cooperation via ALBA’s regionalised social missions, state multinationals, development bank, People’s Trade Agreement, SUCRE virtual currency, and Petrocaribe soft-loan scheme has often been hampered by complexity and conflict between the national political economies of Ecuador, Dominica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, and especially Venezuela. Shared commitments to endogenous development, autonomy within mutlipolarity, and novel sources of legitimacy are undermined by serious deficiencies in control and accountability, which stem largely from the defining influence of Venezuela’s dysfunctional economy and governance. This dual dependency on Venezuela leaves the future of ALBA hanging in the balance.

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Author:   Asa K. Cusack
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349959242


ISBN 10:   1349959243
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   10 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Approaching Venezuela, ALBA, and Postneoliberalism 2. Getting to Grips with ALBA’s Brand Governance 3. The National Roots of ALBA 4. The People’s Trade Agreement (TCP) 5. The Unified Regional Compensation System (SUCRE) 6. Petrocaribe 7. Venezuela, ALBA, and the Limits of Postneoliberal Regionalism.

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Asa K. Cusack (Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK) received his PhD in Latin American and Caribbean political economy from the University of Sheffield, UK, and has held research positions at University College London and the Institute of Latin American Studies.

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