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Latin America's Neo-Reformation Religion's Influence on Contemporary Politics

Latin America's Neo-Reformation: Religion's Influence on Contemporary Politics

1st Edition

By Eric Patterson
September 11, 2014

The purpose of this study is to focus on the intersection of religion and politics. Do different religions result in different politics? More specifically, are there significant contrasts between the political attitudes and behavior of Catholics and Protestants in Latin America?...

Political Change and Environmental Policymaking in Mexico

Political Change and Environmental Policymaking in Mexico

1st Edition

By Jordi Diez
July 27, 2012

This book explores environmental policymaking in Mexico as a vehicle to understanding the broader changes in the policy process within a system undergoing a democratic transformation. It constitutes the first major analysis of environmental policymaking in Mexico at the national level, and examines...

An Industrial Geography of Cocaine

An Industrial Geography of Cocaine

1st Edition

By Christian M. Allen
June 22, 2009

Latin American cocaine trafficking organizations comprise an indigenous, globally competitive, multinational industry. Their business operations are deeply ingrained within the economic and political systems of countries throughout the region. While criminal enterprises operate in a more complex ...

International Relations in Latin America Peace and Security in the Southern Cone

International Relations in Latin America: Peace and Security in the Southern Cone

1st Edition

By Andrea Oelsner
June 09, 2009

This work studies the development of bilateral relations in two pairs of states (dyads): Argentina-Brazil and Argentina-Chile. It takes on a moderate constructivist approach that incorporates into the analysis of international relations the role of identities, ideas and perceptions as well as of ...

Female Prostitution in Costa Rica Historical Perspectives, 1880-1930

Female Prostitution in Costa Rica: Historical Perspectives, 1880-1930

1st Edition

By Anne Hayes
March 18, 2010

This book analyzes the development of female prostitution in the Pacific port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the advanced stage of the coffee exporting economy (1880-1930), at the height of the consolidation of the liberal state. Hayes argues that prostitution in the port differed from that of ...

Left in Transformation Uruguayan Exiles and the Latin American Human Rights Network, 1967 -1984

Left in Transformation: Uruguayan Exiles and the Latin American Human Rights Network, 1967 -1984

1st Edition

By Vania Markarian
May 01, 2013

This book takes an innovative look at international relations. Focusing on the worldwide campaign against abuses by the right-wing authoritarian regime in Uruguay (1973-1984), it explores how norms and ideas interact with political interests, both global and domestic. It examines joint actions by ...

The Politics of Moral Sin Abortion and Divorce in Spain, Chile and Argentina

The Politics of Moral Sin: Abortion and Divorce in Spain, Chile and Argentina

1st Edition

By Merike Blofield
May 08, 2012

This book analyzes the problems that arise when women's rights conflict with the views of conservative organized religion. Specifically, it addresses the legalization – or lack thereof – of divorce and abortion in three recently democratized Catholic countries: Spain, Chile, and ...

The Politics of Social Policy Change in Chile and Uruguay Retrenchment versus Maintenance, 1973-1998

The Politics of Social Policy Change in Chile and Uruguay: Retrenchment versus Maintenance, 1973-1998

1st Edition

By Rossana Castiglioni Nunez
May 01, 2013

This work explains the causes of social policy reform in Chile and Uruguay in the areas of health care, pensions and education. Until the 1970s, Chile and Uruguay shared striking similarities....

The Politics of Central American Integration

The Politics of Central American Integration

1st Edition

By Rafael A. Sánchez Sánchez
October 10, 2012

Since its inception in the 1960s to the regional negotiations in the 1990s and onwards, Central American integration has been a process characterized by both dramatic advances and setbacks. This book provides a theoretical explanation of this ebb and flow, examining different stages including the ...

Informal Coalitions and Policymaking in Latin America Ecuador in Comparative Perspective

Informal Coalitions and Policymaking in Latin America: Ecuador in Comparative Perspective

1st Edition

By Andrés Mejía Acosta
September 25, 2012

This book explains how presidents achieve market-oriented reforms in a contentious political environment. Using an impressive amount of quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence, most of which is reported for the first time, Mejía Acosta argues that presidents in Ecuador adopted significant ...

Contesting the Iron Fist Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile

Contesting the Iron Fist: Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile

1st Edition

By Claudio Fuentes
July 27, 2012

This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how ...

The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba

The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development: Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba

1st Edition

By Bert Hoffmann
June 28, 2012

This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the "digital divide" tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the...

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