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The unraveling of representative democracy in Venezuela /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCoy, Jennifer, Myers, David J., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation > Venezuela > History.
Political participation > Venezuela > History.
Venezuela > Politics and government > 1999-
Venezuela > Economic policy.
Table of Contents:
  • The normalization Punto Fijo democracy / David J. Myers
  • Urban poor and political order / Damarys Canache
  • The military : from marginalization to center stage / Harold A. Trinkunas
  • Entrepreneurs : profits without power? / Nelson Ortíz
  • Civil society : late bloomers / Luis Salamanca
  • Intellectuals : an elite divided / Richard S. Hillman
  • The United States and Venezuela : from special relationship to wary neighbors / Carlos A. Romero
  • The unraveling of the Venezuela's party system : from party rule to personalistic politics and deinstitutionalization / José E. Molina
  • Decentralization : key to understanding a changing nation / Rafael de la Cruz
  • The syndrome of economic decline and the quest for change / Janet Kelly and Pedro A. Palma
  • Public opinion, political socialization, and regime stabilization / José Antonio Gil Ypes
  • From representative to participatory democracy? regime transformation in Venezuela / Jennifer L. McCoy.