The Politics of Coalition Rule in Colombia (Cambridge Latin American Studies, Series Number 66) - Hardcover

Hartlyn, Jonathan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521340551 ISBN 13: 9780521340557

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1988

Synopsis

From 1958 to 1986, Colombian politics were characterised by a series of coalition governments. This book analyses the historical antecedents, establishment and subsequent evolution of the political regime created in 1958. For most of this period, the country was governed by a National Front power-sharing system between the Conservatives and the Liberals, the country's two major parties. This system was initially established to prevent a return to the intense violence between the parties that had earlier led to a political breakdown and military rule. In crucial respects, the Colombian governing arrangement was similar to a number of other cases of coalition governments (termed consociational democracies), to which it is compared in the book.

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Book Description

From 1958 to 1986, Colombian politics were characterised by a series of coalition governments. This book analyses the historical antecedents, establishment and subsequent evolution of the political regime created in 1958. For most of this period, the country was governed by a National Front power-sharing system between the Conservatives and the Liberals, the country's two major parties.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521340551
• ISBN 13: 9780521340557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352