The unraveling of representative democracy in Venezuela / edited by Jennifer L. McCoy and David J. Myers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCoy, Jennifer.

Myers, David J., 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representative government and representation--Venezuela--History.

Representative government and representation.

Political participation--Venezuela--History.

Political participation.

Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-.

Venezuela.

Venezuela--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Romero and Luis Salamanca, Central University of Venezuela; Harold Trinkunas, Naval Postgraduate School.

Contents:

The normalization of Punto Fijo democracy / David Myers

Urban poor and political order / Damarys Canache

The military : from marginalization to center stage / Harold Trinkunas

Entrepreneurs : profits without power? / Nelson Ortíz

Civil society : late bloomers / Luis Salamanca

Intellectuals : an elite divided / Richard Hillman

The United States and Venezuela : from a special relationship to wary neighbors / Carlos Romero

The unraveling of Venezuela's party system : from party rule to personalistic politics and deinstitutionalization / Jose 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 Palma

Public opinion, political socialization, and regime stabilization / Jose Antonio Gil Yepes

From representative to participatory democracy? : regime transformation in Venezuela / Jennifer L. McCoy.

Notes:

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-336) and index.

ISBN:

0-8018-9238-4

1-4356-9186-5

OCLC:

645918650