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Special Report - Dynasties, 2009 (ISSN 17414474)
PANAMA: A country of cousins
A clear example of how crony politics operates in the region, Panama
has been dominated by two traditions linked to two families - the rightwing
populism of Arnulfismo (associated with a former president, Arnulfo Arias
Madrid, and currently the Partido Pañamenista (PPA)) and Torrijismo (the legacy
of a social-reformist dictator, Omar Torrijos, represented in the ruling Partido
Revolucionario Democrático (PRD).
