The Politics of Coalition Rule in Colombia

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. Political parties and consociational practices in Colombia: a selective history 3. The establishment of the National Front 4. The National Front political regime: an introduction 5. Economic policy-making: thwarted reformism and moderation 6. Political support: elections, brokerage and popular sector organisations 7. Toward the dismantling of coalition rule: exclusion or reform? 8. Consociationalism and political conflict in comparative perspective.