Does the crisis in Venezuela signal the collapse of an entire ideology?

Jan 31, 2019

Opposition supporters take part in a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez in Caracas, Venezuela January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RC1FBDCAFEE0

Venezuela, hugely rich in terms of oil deposits, lies in economic chaos Image: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

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