Author: Coppedge, Michael
Title: Strong Parties and Lame Ducks: Presidential Partyarchy and Factionalism in Venezuela
Description: Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1994. orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xvi,241 pp. Textual tables.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Presidential Partyarchy & Acción Democrática: Views of Venezuelan Democracy; Characteristics of AD and Its Leadership; Polyarchy and Partyarchy: Partyarchy in Venezuela; The Pros and Cons of Partyarchy; Polyarchy & Intraparty Politics: Three Parties in One; The Irrationality of Division in the Electoral Party; The Policy Party: Executives & Their Parties; The Policy Party during the Lusinchi Government; The Power Party: Opposition Unites, Governing Divides: Ins and Outs; The Five-Year Cycle; Fluid Factions; The Bandwagon Mentality; The Outs' Advantage; Why Ins & Outs Come Into Conflict; Policy & Power Struggles: Factions & Principle During the Lusinchi Government; Factions & Self-Interest during the Lusinchi Government; Self-Interest & Principle in AD's History; The Destruction of Principled Factionalism; Strengths & Weaknesses of Venezuelan Democracy: Strong Parties & Lame Ducks; Reforming Presidential Partyarchy; Venezuelan Presidential Partyarchy in Comparative Perspective; Appendix: Estimating the Electoral Costs of Factionalism.

Keywords: Venezuelan Party Politics, Venezuela Lusinchi, South America, Political History, Comparative, Electoral Faction, Factionalism, Accion Democratica, Factions Parties