Modern Panama : from occupation to crossroads of the Americas /
Few have a complete understanding of the recent history of Panama, markedly since the signing of the Carter-Torrijos Treaty in 1977. Although the treaty set the stage for the country to finally control all of its territory, little is known about how Panama has fared, both as a manager of a major wat...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to modern Panama
- The 1980s: a halting transition toward democracy
- The Endara Administration: civilians learned to prevail
- The Perez Balladares Administration: return of the PRD
- The Moscoso Administration: millennial transitions
- The Torrijos Administration: uneven progress spread discontent
- Panama's Canal: better than ever
- The Martinelli Administration: trouble in boom times
- The Varela Administration: toward a more humane society
- Conclusions.