Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of Abbreviations xvii
6. PART 1 Understanding party system collapse: concepts and theory
7. 1 Introduction: The Catastrophe of Collapse 3
8. 2 What It Looks Like: System Change, Transformation, and Collapse 14
9. 3 Theorizing Collapse: Challenges, Constraints, and Decaying Linkage 38
10. PART 2 Linkage failure and Venezuelan collapse
11. 4 The Party System at Its Peak 73
12. 5 Policy Unresponsiveness and Ideological Convergence 90
13. 6 Social Transformation and Failing Group Incorporation 122
14. 7 Resource Shortages and Clientelist Excesses 148
15. 8 Linkage Failure and Mass Exodus from the Party System 175
16. PART 3 Party system collapse and survival in comparative perspective
17. 9 A Comparative Approach to Analyzing Party System Collapse 193
18. 10 Bankrupt Representation in Italy, Colombia, and Bolivia 205
19. 11 Survival Tactics in Argentina, Belgium, Uruguay, and India 241
20. 12 Insights into Collapse and Its Consequences 273
21. Appendixes 297
22. References 313
23. Index 343