Post-Invasion Panama The Challenges of Democratization in the New World Order

by Pérez, Orlando J.; Elton, Charlotte; Fishel, John T.; Furlong, William L.; Rudolf, Gloria; Scranton, Margaret E.

• ISBN13: 9780739101209
• ISBN10: 073910120X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-07
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

On December 20, 1989, the United States sent over ten thousand troops to Panama to overthrow the military government led by General Manuel Noriega. More than ten years after the invasion, how has the country adjusted? In this volume, scholars of Panamanian politics and society examine the political, economic, and social changes the country has faced following the U.S. invasion. In addition, they analyze the prospects for democratic stability as Panama prepares to take over control of the Panama Canal. Post-Invasion Panama is an important book for scholars of foreign policy and international relations interested in the United States's controversial role as an international police force.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: U.S.-Panamanian Relations in Historical Perspective	1	(10)
Orlando J. Perez
The Institutional Reconversion of the Panamanian Defense Forces	11	(18)
John T. Fishel
Panama, a Nation Apart: Its Foreign Policy and Its Challenges	29	(28)
William L. Furlong
Sustainable Development and the Integration of the Canal Area to the Rest of the Nation	57	(12)
Charlotte Elton
Post-Invasion Invasions: The Global Economy in Rural Panama	69	(16)
Gloria Rudolf
Executive-Legislative Relations in Post-Invasion Panama	85	(16)
Orlando J. Perez
Electoral Reform and the Institutionalization of the Electoral Tribunal in Post-Invasion Panama	101	(24)
Margaret E. Scranton
The Past as Prologue?: Political Parties in Post-Invasion Panama	125	(30)
Orlando J. Perez
Conclusion: Democratization and Economic Development: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Century	147	(8)
Orlando J. Perez
Bibliography	155	(15)
Index	170	(7)
About the Contributors	177