2008年12月6日美国http://www.ven-ezuelaanalysis.org网站刊登了马克.韦斯布罗特题为《查韦斯执政十年:经济社会成就与挑战》的文章,认为查韦斯执政十年来,委内瑞拉表现非常出色:扭转了此前20多年经济下滑局面,并实现了高速增长;贫困人口大幅减少,人民健康和教育状况大为改善, December 6, 2008 The U.S. website http://www.ven-ezuelaanalysis.org has published an article by Mark Wesbrot entitled “Ten Years of Chavez’s Reign: Economic and Social Success and Challenges” In the ten years since his administration, Venezuela has performed very well: reversing the economic downturn of the past two decades and achieving rapid growth; the number of poor people has dropped sharply; the people’s health and education have greatly improved;