Overview

In this volume of essays, leading scholars from Venezuela and the United States ask why representative democracy in Venezuela unraveled so swiftly and whether it can be restored. Its thirteen chapters examine the crisis in three periods: the unraveling of Punto Fijo democracy; Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution; and the course of ""participatory democracy"" under Chavez. The contributors analyze such factors as the vulnerability of Venezuelan democracy before Chavez; the role of political parties, organized labor, the urban poor, the military, and businessmen; and the impact of public and economic policy. This timely volume offers important lessons for comparative regime change within hybrid democracies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jennifer L. McCoy (Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University) ,  David J. Myers (Professor of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780801879609

ISBN 10:   0801879604
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   07 January 2005
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Antecedents: The Foundations of the Punto Fijo Regime of Representative Democracy Chapter 1. The Normalization of Punto Fijo Democracy Part II: The Actors: Making Political Demands Chapter 2. Urban Poor and Political Order Chapter 3. The Military: From Marginalization to Center Stage Chapter 4. Entrepreneurs: Profits without Power? Chapter 5. Civil Society: Late Bloomers Chapter 6. Intellectuals: An Elite Divided Chapter 7. The United States and Venezuela: From a Special Relationship to Wary Neighbors Chapter 8. The Unraveling of Venezuela's Party System: From Party Rule to Personalistic Politics and Deinstitutionalization Part III: Policy Making and Its Consequences Chapter 9. Decentralization: Key to Understanding a Changing Nation Chapter 10. The Syndrome of Economic Decline and the Quest for Change Chapter 11. Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and Regime Stabilization Part IV: Conclusion Chapter 12. From Representative to Participatory Democracy? Regime Transformation in Venezuela Notes Glossary References List of Contributors Index

Reviews

This sobering postmortem reveals with depressing clarity the conditions that gave rise to Venezuela's Hugo ChAvez. -- Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs

The contributors to this edited volume show the negative political impact of an economy based on oil exports and dependent on the global price of oil. Choice This sobering postmortem reveals with depressing clarity the conditions that gave rise to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs Provides the best contextual understanding of Venezuelan politics, both today and in recent decades. -- Alan Siaroff Political Studies Review The breadth of the editors' approach is a welcome corrective to those works on Venezuela that focus almost exclusively on institutional arrangements including electoral systems and the rules governing executive power. -- Steve Ellner Journal of Latin American Studies This volume is a welcome addition to the rather thin body of scholarship on Venezuela. -- Matthew Soberg Shugart Perspectives on Politics An excellent edited volume that updates the literature on several aspects of Venezuela's political system. -- Kirk A. Hawkins Latin American Politics and Society Important book. -- Maxwell A. Cameron Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

<p>The breadth of the editors' approach is a welcome corrective to those works on Venezuela that focus almost exclusively on institutional arrangements including electoral systems and the rules governing executive power.--Steve Ellner Journal of Latin American Studies (01/01/0001)

Author Information

Jennifer L. McCoy is a professor of political science at Georgia State University and director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center. David J. Myers is a professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions