Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse Tapa dura - 2011

Penn State University Press. HARDCOVER. Good. A bit of underlining and marginalia scattered throughout. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean. Covers bright and shiny with light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

New. In recent decades, Bolivia, Colombia, Italy, and Venezuela have all faced the turmoil and democratic crisis of party system collapse. In Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse, Jana Morgan analyzes the causes of such collapse. She does so through a detailed examination of Venezuela's traumatic party system decay as well as comparative analysis of seven other countries. Collapse occurs when the party system as a whole is unable to provide adequate linkage between society and the state, failing to furnish programmatic representation, integration of major societal interests, or clientelist exchanges. Linkage decays when party systems face challenges that jeopardize their core strategies at the same time that they are constrained in their ability to adapt and to confront these threats. If this decay is unchecked and linkage of all sorts fails, then the bankrupt party system collapses.

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.