The most comprehensive and empirically grounded analysis of the institutionaland attitudinal factors that have shaped Panamanian politics since the 1989 U.S. invasion. Panama offers a unique opportunity to understand the long-term effects of United States policy and the challenges of building democracy after a military invasion. ORLANDO J. PÉREZ is Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University, USA. INDICE: - PART I: POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN PRE-INVASION PANAMA, 1903-1989 -Elites and the United States During the Early Period of Nation Building, 1903-1968 - The National Guard, Elites and the United States, 1968-1981 - EconomicCrisis, Political Opposition, and the U. S. Military Invasion, 1981-1989 - PART 2: POST-INVASION PANAMA: INSTITUTIONAL RECONVERSION AND DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL CULTURE, 1989-2009 - Institutional Reconversion in Post-Invasion Panama - Elections and Political Participation in Post-Invasion Panama - Tolerance and Political System Support in Post-Invasion Panama - Government Performance and Democratic Stability in Post-Invasion Panama - Lessons from Panama: Can Democracy Endure in the Aftermath of a U.S. Military Intervention?
- ISBN: 978-0-230-10251-4
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 14/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido