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Revisiting the issue of democratic deterioration in Venezuela, 1974-1998

Revisitando la cuestión del deterioro de la democracia en Venezuela, 1974-1998
[journal article]

Gauna, Anibal Francisco

Abstract

This article examines the issue of democratic deterioration by revisiting the Venezuelan case (1974-1998). Using sequence elaboration and alternative case-focused theories, it tests and confirms the hypothesis that presidential partyarchy was the main contextual explanatory factor behind the crisis ... view more

This article examines the issue of democratic deterioration by revisiting the Venezuelan case (1974-1998). Using sequence elaboration and alternative case-focused theories, it tests and confirms the hypothesis that presidential partyarchy was the main contextual explanatory factor behind the crisis that led to Venezuela’s democratic deterioration. Building on elite conflict theory, it also aims to integrate previous studies' insights and better explain the timing of factors to illustrate how economic presidentialism (the highly autonomous executive control of a state-controlled economy) was the main mechanism leading to democratic deterioration.... view less


Este artículo examina la cuestión del deterioro de la democracia a través de una revisión del caso venezolano (1974-1988). Usando ‘elaboración de secuencias' y teorías alternativas enfocadas en el caso, el artículo prueba y confirma que la "partidocracia presidencialista" fue el principal factor exp... view more

Este artículo examina la cuestión del deterioro de la democracia a través de una revisión del caso venezolano (1974-1988). Usando ‘elaboración de secuencias' y teorías alternativas enfocadas en el caso, el artículo prueba y confirma que la "partidocracia presidencialista" fue el principal factor explicativo contextual detrás de la crisis que condujo al deterioro de la democracia de Venezuela. Elaborando sobre la base de la teoría del conflicto de elites, el artículo también apunta a integrar las contribuciones de estudios previos, así como a explicar mejor la temporalidad ("timing") de los factores explicativos para ilustrar cómo el "presidencialismo económico" (el control autónomo del poder ejecutivo sobre una economía controlada por el Estado) fue el principal factor conducente al deterioro de la democracia.... view less

Keywords
Venezuela; Latin America; political development; historical development; political elite; political crisis; conflict; economy; democracy

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Free Keywords
Präsidentialismus

Document language
English

Publication Year
2017

Page/Pages
p. 33-58

Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 9 (2017) 1

ISSN
1868-4890

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0


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