The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela
Contributors: Jennifer L. McCoy (Editor); David J. Myers (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: March 21, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801884283
Subjects: Political structures: democracy; Politics / Current Events; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Latin America - General; Political Process - General; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; Government - Comparative
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.