Labor politics in Latin America : democracy and worker organization in the neoliberal era / Paul W. Posner, Viviana Patroni, and Jean François Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Posner, Paul W., author.

Patroni, Viviana, 1957- author.

Mayer, Jean François (Political scientist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor policy--Latin America.

Labor policy.

Labor laws and legislation--Latin America.

Labor laws and legislation.

Latin America.

Labor unions--Latin America.

Labor unions.

Latin America--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xviii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2018]

Summary:

Labor Politics in Latin America assesses the capacity of working class organizations to represent and advance working people's demands in an era in which capital has reasserted its power on a global scale. The book's premise is that the longer-term sustainability of development strategies for the region is largely connected to the capacity of working class organizations to secure a fairer distribution of the gains from growth.

Contents:

Introduction: Labor politics in Latin America

Historical overview

Labor market flexibility, employment and inequality: lessons from Chile

The impact of regime change and economic restructuring on Mexico's labor relations, 1988-2012

Uncertain transitions: labor and the politics of reform in Argentina

The limits of labor legislation reforms: rigidity, growth, and employment in Brazil, 1995-2010

Laboring under Chávez: populism for the twenty-first century

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781683400455

1683400453

OCLC:

1019854875