"The author is a labor lawyer for various unions. He argues for a 'mixed' economy that will allow the government and the workers to balance off the power of capital, which is becoming too great under neoliberalism"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

"Useful description of Paraguay's labor union movement. Contains history of its evolution, an explanation of how competing labor federations differ, and the results of a survey of workers in the Asunción area. Somewhat polemical"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57