A History of Organized Labor in Panama and Central America

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A History of Organized Labor in Panama and Central America is written by Robert J. Alexander and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0313359032 (ISBN 10) and 9780313359033 (ISBN 13).

This volume is a pioneering study of the history of organized labor in the Central American republics. It traces the history in the various countries from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It also discusses why they appeared, what organizational and ideological tendencies characterized the movement in these countries, the role of collective bargaining, the economic influence of organized labor, as well as the relations of the movement in the individual countries with one another and with the broader labor movement outside of the countries involved in this volume.