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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">427</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Democratization and modernization in Venezuela</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Democratization and modernization in Venezuela</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Melnikova</surname><given-names>Natalia I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Melnikova</surname><given-names>Natalia I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>cubanita@list.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff845" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff845"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub"><year>2014</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><fpage>313</fpage><lpage>320</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2014/issue/3/article/427">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2014/issue/3/article/427</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(40)/313-320.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(40)/313-320.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Conducted in all regions of Latin America reformist transformation 80s by the Presidential Commission on Reform of the State (COPRE, 1984вЂ“1999) initiated the process in Venezuela reflexive modernization (Modernization reflexive). This process of change, which is implemented by public forces in the country Policies pursued COPRE has historical significance, as it allows us to take the measures aimed at overcoming social conflict in Venezuela, contributes to the deepening of democracy, which was conquered by great effort and which should be preserved.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Conducted in all regions of Latin America reformist transformation 80s by the Presidential Commission on Reform of the State (COPRE, 1984вЂ“1999) initiated the process in Venezuela reflexive modernization (Modernization reflexive). This process of change, which is implemented by public forces in the country Policies pursued COPRE has historical significance, as it allows us to take the measures aimed at overcoming social conflict in Venezuela, contributes to the deepening of democracy, which was conquered by great effort and which should be preserved.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Latin America</kwd><kwd>Venezuela</kwd><kwd>modernization (reflexive modernization)</kwd><kwd>democratization</kwd><kwd>state</kwd><kwd>society</kwd><kwd>reform</kwd><kwd>the Presidential Commission on the Reform of the State (COPRE)</kwd><kwd>political changes</kwd><kwd>government relations</kwd><kwd>policy development</kwd><kwd>society</kwd><kwd>social change</kwd><kwd>the Party of Democratic Action</kwd><kwd>relations between state and society</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Latin America</kwd><kwd>Venezuela</kwd><kwd>modernization (reflexive modernization)</kwd><kwd>democratization</kwd><kwd>state</kwd><kwd>society</kwd><kwd>reform</kwd><kwd>the Presidential Commission on the Reform of the State (COPRE)</kwd><kwd>political changes</kwd><kwd>government relations</kwd><kwd>policy development</kwd><kwd>society</kwd><kwd>social change</kwd><kwd>the Party of Democratic Action</kwd><kwd>relations between state and society</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>