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This book addresses the breakdown of failed democratic systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The scope of this investigation is a study of political systems of Venezuela, Colombia, and Nicaragua. The implications of the present research on democratic purgatory have real-world applications not only for the above countries but also for those political systems that are currently transitioning and/or consolidating their democracies as well.
Contents
1. Introduction to Democratic Purgatory.- 2. Democracy's End: A Tale of Two Referenda.- 3. Operationalizing Democratization.- 4. The Blueprint for Democratization.- 5. From Exemplar to Pariah: The Heuristic Case of Venezuela's Breakdown.- 6. Institutionalizing Instability: Prologue to a Farce or Tragedy.- 7. The Long Shadow of Colombia's National Front Era.- 8. Democratic Purgatory and Dictatorships in Nicaragua.- 9. Democratic Purgatory428F.- 10. Conclusion: Representing the General Will. 52