Paper Summary:

This paper examines the alternative approaches in leadership in Venezuela and America. The paper explains that the notion of leadership has an extremely complex meaning and it implies anything from deciding upon the most insignificant issues up to making life threatening decisions. The paper looks at how Venezuela's leader is a controversial person, with numerous disclaimers and even more advocates. The paper then points out that Venezuela is a highly populist country that is divided between a few extremely wealthy individuals and great masses of poor people. The paper also examines how the United States of America is currently the world's largest nation, being run by the globe's most influential man: George W. Bush.

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Abstract
Leadership in Venezuela:
- Cultural Forces
- Economic Forces
- Technological Forces
- Political Forces
Leadership in the U.S.:
- Cultural Forces
- Economic Forces
- Technological Forces
- Political Forces
Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Venezuela is a highly populist country. It is divided between few extremely wealthy individuals and great masses of poor people. However, the South American country possesses enormous resources - Venezuela is one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the globe - the revenues from exploiting those resources have failed to aid the poor. Many rulers have attempted to narrow the gap between Venezuela's poor and wealthy, but up until present times, they have all failed. The most frequently desire met amongst the country's population is that of alleviating the huge financial discrepancy between the two social classes."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Tim Padgett, Hugo Chavez, The Radical with Deep Pockets, The TIME Archive, http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/leaders/100chavez.html, last accessed on September 26, 2007
• Venezuela, Wikipedia, The Free Online Encyclopaedia, September 26, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela, last accessed on September 27, 2007
• Bolivarian Missions, Americans for Chavez, http://www.americans-for-chavez.com/missions.html, last accessed on September 26, 2007
• Venezuela: Overview of Economy, National Economies Encyclopedia, 2007, http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Venezuela-OVERVIEW-OF-ECONOMY.html, last accessed on September 26, 2007
• Venezuela: Economy, InfoPlease Encyclopedia, 2007,http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0861772.html, last accessed on September 26, 2007

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