Labor And Politics In Panama : The Torrijos Years

Name: Labor And Politics In Panama:The Torrijos Years
ISBN: 9780429045851

doi:10.4324/9780429045851

Book

ABSTRACT

This book provides a profile of Panama's political elite and analyzes the country's fragile political institutions. It presents a study of the power relations among Panama's political elite, the business sector and labour.

Labor And Politics In Panama

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|15 pages

The Private Sector and Traditional Politics

chapter 3|21 pages

The Torrijos Regime

chapter 4|19 pages

Labor Relations in Panama

chapter 5|18 pages

The 1972 Labor Code

chapter 6|18 pages

The Aftermath of the Code

chapter 7|22 pages

From Modification to Accommodation: Ley 95 and Ley 8a

chapter 8|32 pages

Costs and Benefits of the 1972 Labor Code

chapter 9|10 pages

Implications and Legacy of the Torrijos Regime

chapter 10|4 pages

The Aftermath of the Torrijos Years