Reinventing Legitimacy: Democracy and Political Change in Venezuela

Damarys Canache (Editor), Michael R. Kulisheck (Editor)

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Abstract

What makes for an ongoing, successful democracy in Latin America? The essays in this collection emphasize the inherent dynamicism needed to sustain democratic governance. Organized around analyses of political institutions, political parties, public administration and corruption, public opinion, and continuity and change in Venezuelan politics, the essays advance the proposition that Venezuelan democracy survived recent threats because of its capacity to reform institutions and absorb new actors.

The chapter authors include prominent scholars from both the United States and Venezuela, and each grapples with two related questions: What types of reforms are necessary to sustain the process of democratization? And, are actors in the Venezuelan system capable of adopting these changes? A stimulating collection for scholars and researchers dealing with Latin American politics and for those examining democratization in the developing world.
Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherPraeger
Number of pages264
ISBN (Electronic)9780313030086
ISBN (Print)9780313306686
StatePublished - 1998

Publication series

NameContributions in Latin American Studies
No.11

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