ABSTRACT
The Venezuelan reform movement is really a series of movements and although these have some continuity, each stage has also involved the rejection or repetition of work done earlier. In Venezuela, the multiple starts and the build-up surrounding each one have increased popular awareness of the programs, but this does not seem to have affected rates of implementation in any positive sense. The trajectory of the Venezuelan reform movement from 1958 to 1978 can be divided into at least three periods, separated by the political events which gave them their initial impetus. Prior to taking over the new position, Brewer began to make contacts with reform groups outside the country, building up the international connections that would be influential in shaping the Venezuelan program. The Venezuelan Administrative Career Law does allow civil servants to unionize and there is a national federation of "white collar" workers.
