Reports published by the Venezuela chapter of the Club of Rome. The 2003 volume is composed of contributions from prominent intellectual figures associated with the regime displaced by Hugo Cha vez's election in 1998. Argues that the old regime failed to accept the need to decentralize, move to market economy, and incorporate new sectors; Cha vez repeats errors of the past. The 2005 report is more balanced politically, with some chapters highlighting the virtues of more participatory democracy emerging under Cha vez.