Strong Parties and Lame Ducks

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ISBN: 9780804722780 | 0804722781
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/1994

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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 has become fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability.

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Abbreviations
Presidential Partyarchy and Accion Democratica	p. 1
Views of Venezuelan Democracy	p. 5
Characteristics of AD and Its Leadership	p. 9
Polyarchy and Partyarchy	p. 18
Partyarchy in Venezuela	p. 20
The Pros and Cons of Partyarchy	p. 36
Polyarchy and Intraparty Politics	p. 47
Three Parties in One	p. 47
The Irrationality of Division in the Electoral Party	p. 50
The Policy Party	p. 64
Executives and Their Parties	p. 64
The Policy Party During the Lusinchi Government	p. 70
The Area of Consensus	p. 78
Areas of Disagreement	p. 84
Ideas vs. Actions - Labor Leaders	p. 86
Ideas and Actions - Politicians	p. 89
Lusinchi's Popularity	p. 91
The Power Party	p. 94
Opposition Unites, Governing Divides	p. 97
Ins and Outs	p. 103
The Five-Year Cycle	p. 109
Fluid Factions	p. 116
The Bandwagon Mentality	p. 121
The Outs' Advantage	p. 123
Why Ins and Outs Come into Conflict	p. 128
Policy and Power Struggles	p. 136
Factions and Principle During the Lusinchi Government	p. 141
Factions and Self-Interest During the Lusinchi Government	p. 145
Self-Interest and Principle in AD's History	p. 147
The Destruction of Principled Factionalism	p. 148
Strengths and Weaknesses of Venezuelan Democracy	p. 153
Strong Parties and Lame Ducks	p. 154
Reforming Presidential Partyarchy	p. 163
Venezuelan Presidential Partyarchy in Comparative Perspective	p. 174
Appendix: Estimating the Electoral Costs of Factionalism	p. 185
Notes	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 219
Index	p. 235
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