Michael Penfold
Michael Penfold-Becerra is a lecturer and board member of the IESA, the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Caracas , Venezuela. He is co-author of several books on international economic relations, administration, and political economy in Latin America.
Penfold studied at Columbia University, where he received his PhD in 1999. He was director of the Venezuelan Investment Council CONAPRI from 1999 to 2003 . In 2005 he was Edward Laroque Tinker visiting professor at the Institute of Latin American Studies ILAS at Columbia University. In 2008 he was a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Southern California .
Publications (excerpt)
- Michael Penfold-Becerra, Clientelism and Social Funds: Empirical Evidence from Chávez's “Misiones” Programs In Venezuela, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) Caracas, Venezuela, May 2006
- Corrales, Javier, 1966, Penfold-Becerra, Michael. Venezuela: Crowding Out the Opposition, in: Journal of Democracy - Volume 18, Number 2, April 2007
- Javier Corrales and Michael Penfold, Dragon in the Tropics Hugo Chavez and the Political Economy of Revolution in Venezuela, Brookings Institution Press 2011
Web links
- Brief biography at the University of Southern California
- Entry with the IESA
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Penfold, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Penfold-Becerra, Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |