The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela
Contributors: Jennifer L. McCoy (Editor); David J. Myers (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 6, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801879609
Subjects: Political structures: democracy; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Latin America - General; Representative government and representation; Politics - Current Events; Politics / Current Events; Politics and government; Venezuela; Political participation; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Process - General; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; History; Representative government and; 1999-
First sentence: The unbroken thread of Venezuelan democracy dates from January 1, 1959, when Romulo Betancourt took the oath as president, less than a month after his victory in the national elections of December 5.