{"product_id":"the-politics-of-labor-reform-in-latin-america-9780271029306","title":"The Politics of Labor Reform in Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the 1990s, governments, employers, and international agencies pressed for greater flexibility in labor regulations throughout much of Latin America. This comparative study of six Latin American countries shows why these common pressures for flexibility led to varied labor reform outcomes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book offers the best study of the evolution of labor laws in Latin America in the current era of democratic politics and neoliberal economics. Its insightful framework and voluminous information for six important countries will appeal to political scientists, sociologists, and historians.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Paul Drake,University of California, San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is one of the few good, comparative studies of the politics of labor law reform. Besides providing a rich and historically informed description of how labor laws have evolved in six Latin American countries, it links this evolution to broader changes such as economic opening and democratization. Because it is so accessibly written, it will be a valuable resource not only for scholars and students but also for practitioners working in labor law reform and international labor standards.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Katrina Burgess,Tufts University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This volume ably examines the evolution (and absence) of labor protections in Latin America in clear language accessible to anyone interested in the politics of globalization.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—C. H. Blake \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Cook . . . has produced a valuable, comprehensive compendium of contemporary reforms of labor codes—as they amend the powers of unions and alter the bargaining clout of employers versus individual workers—in six Latin American nations. Her basic thesis is unassailable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maria Lorena Cook’s new monograph not only provides an essential corrective to the more exaggerated claims of analysts on both sides of the proverbial divide but also simultaneously makes an invaluable contribution to the literature on labor politics more generally.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Andrew Schrank \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maria Lorena Cook offers the first comprehensive and comparative discussion of the politics of labor reform in a thorough and well-documented, if at times overly detailed, account of attempts at reform in six countries organized into pairs—Argentina and Brazil, Chile and Peru, and Mexico and Bolivia.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Alan Angell \u003ci\u003eHispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.  The Politics of Labor Reform in Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.  Directions in Labor Reform: A Regional Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.  Legacies of State Corporatism: Argentina and Brazil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.  Legacies of Radical Regimes: Chile and Peru\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.  Legacies of Revolution: Mexico and Bolivia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.  The Future of Labor Reform: Between Flexibility \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Rights\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534928773463,"sku":"9780271029306","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-labor-reform-in-latin-america-9780271029306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}