Strong Parties and Lame Ducks: Presidential Partyarchy and Factionalism in Venezuela

Michael Coppedge

Published by Stanford University Press 1994

Strong Parties and Lame Ducks

Presidential Partyarchy and Factionalism in Venezuela

Michael Coppedge

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503622272

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This bold and comprehensive reassessment of democracy in Venezuela explains why one of the oldest and most admired democracies in Latin America became fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
ABBREVIATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1. Presidential Partyarchy and Acción Democrática Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Polyarchy and Partyarchy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3. Polyarchy and Intraparty Politics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4. The Policy Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
5. The Power Party Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
6. Policy and Power Struggles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
7. Strengths and Weaknesses of Venezuelan Democracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Appendix: Estimating the Electoral Costs of Factionalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235

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Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 260
Keywords: History -- Latin American; Politics -- Latin America

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Published: January 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781503622272