Venezuela and Paraguay: Political modernity and tradition in conflict
In: Modern comparative politics series
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In: Modern comparative politics series
In: American political science review, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 177-178
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 831-833
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 345, Heft 1, S. 166-168
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 336, Heft 1, S. 194-195
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: American political science review, Band 53, Heft 4, S. 1173-1175
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: American political science review, Band 53, Heft 1, S. 242-243
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: Inter-American economic affairs, Band 13, S. 3-19
ISSN: 0020-4943
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 541-558
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: The Western political quarterly: official journal of Western Political Science Association, Band 10, S. 541-558
ISSN: 0043-4078
In: The Western political quarterly: official journal of Western Political Science Association, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 541
ISSN: 0043-4078
In: American political science review, Band 50, Heft 2, S. 422-441
ISSN: 1537-5943
Throughout most of its national history, Venezuela has been the victim of long and tyrannical dictatorships, broken only by brief spells of semi-democratic government. Constitution after constitution has fallen before the whims of self made generals. Numerous major revolts and countless minor civil uprisings have scarred the country, all having the twofold objective of acquiring for their leaders national power for power's sake and the privilege of organizing Venezuela as a private economic and political domain.In almost all instances the politicians have travelled a bloody road to national power. Having once established themselves in the presidency, they demonstrated considerable reluctance to observe the functional separation of powers decreed by the constitution. As a result of this attitude the legislature and judiciary were weakened to the point of impotency. The raison d'être of these branches thus came to be the legalization of the programs and activities of the executive, even if this meant, as it often did, violating the constitution. The purpose of this article is to examine the evolution and application of executive power.
In: American political science review, Band 50, S. 422-441
ISSN: 0003-0554
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 26, Heft 3, S. 604
ISSN: 1938-274X