Bringing the judiciary back in : an analysis of the impact of executive-judicial relations on democratic institutional stability in Venezuela

Using a method of process tracing based on in-depth elite interviews, this dissertation examines the relationship between presidentialism and the rule of law in Venezuela. It finds that the perils of presidentialism—minority government, coalitions, deadlock, term limits and fixed terms—lead to insti...

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Main Author: Burns, Lesley Martina
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12662