Chavez Victory Spurs Exodus as Venezuelans Foresee Economic Woes

Chavez Victory Spurs Exodus as Venezuelans Foresee Economic Woes: The poverty rate fell to 31.6 percent at the end of 2011 from about 50 percent when Chavez took office. Extreme poverty declined to 8.5 percent from about 20 percent over the same period. Venezuela has the lowest level of inequality in Latin America ...