Venezuela, an oil producer hard hit by falling world prices, has seen its economy gradually deteriorate over the past decade, with international economic sanctions deepening the crisis. The late former President Hugo Chavez, in power from 1999 to 2013, wanted to make his country the home of “21st century socialism.” But despite this promise to eradicate inequality, the most vulnerable seem to be in a more precarious situation than ever.
Professor of sociology Hein de Haas on dispelling migration myths
“There is no reason to panic: the tsunami and tidal wave rhetoric of migration does not correspond to reality.” Professor...