Venezuela

Country on the north coast of South America. The Atlantic’s “Venezuela Is Falling Apart” argues its collapse comes from chavismo’s mismanagement, not oil prices alone.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Venezuela Is Falling Apart	Moisés Naím, Francisco Toro	subject	The article argues the country’s collapse stems from chavismo’s mismanagement, institutional destruction, bad policy and corruption…

Sub-places

• Caracas
• Crusoe’s island (Robinson Crusoe)
• Lake Maracaibo

Venezuela Is Falling Apart — Moisés Naím, Francisco Toro (2016)

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What our country is going through is monstrously unique: It’s nothing less than the collapse of a large, wealthy, seemingly modern, seemingly democratic nation just a few hours’ flight from the United States.

• Role: subject
• In the article: The article argues the country’s collapse stems from chavismo’s mismanagement, institutional destruction, bad policy and corruption rather than oil prices alone.
• Why it matters: The country as a whole is the subject of the argument.