The Politics of Coalition Rule in Colombia

by Jonathan Hartlyn

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521340551
• ISBN13: 9780521340557
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.5"