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Toward Flexible Industrial Relations? Neo‐Liberalism, Democracy, and Labor Reform in Latin America
Author(s) -
Cook Maria Lorena
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/0019-8676.00090
Subject(s) - democratization , latin americans , industrial relations , negotiation , labor relations , legislation , democracy , labour law , context (archaeology) , politics , liberalism , political economy , political science , diversity (politics) , economics , law , paleontology , biology
Neo‐liberal economic reforms have placed significant pressure on traditional industrial relations systems throughout Latin American. In this context, most countries have revised their basic labor legislation. Yet, despite similar economic pressures, countries have moved in varying directions in revising their labor laws, and industrial relations systems remain highly diverse. This paper focuses on democratization, institutional legacies, the role of organized labor, and the political negotiations surrounding labor law changes to help explain this diversity.