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Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of the left in Latin American political thought. After more than two decades of economic stagnation and social devastation felt across much of the region the desire and need to define an alternative political model was acute. Increasing instances of popular resistance to further privatisation and liberalisation evidenced growing discontent throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. This article considers how President Chávez in Venezuela and President Morales in Bolivia have sought to channel this sense of defiance into a purposive movement for political change.

Chávez and Morales are certainly two of the most controversial figures in …