It's really hard for me to imagine an austerity program making life better for Venezuelans.
There's also plenty of history of corrupt right-wing governments with market economies in South American that were just as miserable, so I'm hesitant to say social programs did this. There are plenty of social democratic governments around the world that aren't corrupt failed states.
There's also plenty of history of corrupt right-wing governments with market economies in South American that were just as miserable, so I'm hesitant to say social programs did this. There are plenty of social democratic governments around the world that aren't corrupt failed states.