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The Invalidity Of The 1910 Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty And The Plain Defects Of The Corollaries In Japanese Assertions Of The Sovereign Title To The Dokdo Island, Young K. Kim

Young K Kim

In view of the rule of international law, the Japanese control upon the Korean territories during these 26 years could only been precisely defined as a belligerent occupation. No sovereign title or any legally valid title had ever been entitled to Japan, by this belligerent occupation. So, when the subjection by the Japanese warlords ended, the liberated Korea had immediately resumed the national liberty and the proud cultural heritage. Any vestiges of Japanese control over to the Korean territories should have been eliminated completely, and at once. Removing Japanese warlords from the Korean territory was the only condition for the …

Reina Del Camino, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

El 24 de diciembre pasado se produjo uno de los tantos accidentes viales que ocurren en las carreteras del país; con un saldo francamente doloroso: 38 personas fallecidas y 32 lesionadas, de los 83 pasajeros que llevaba el bus número 57 de la Cooperativa Reina del Camino. En este accidente se han encontrado muchas anormalidades, como son: problemas mecánicos en los frenos y en la caja de cambios, superabundancia de pasajeros, exceso de velocidad, chofer sin licencia de conducir y distinto al que fue autorizado a la salida de la terminal de Quito y carencia de controles en los 300 …

Predicting State Failure: A Classification Tree Approach, Atin Basu Choudhary, Jim T. Bang, William F. Shughart Ii

Atin Basu Choudhary

We deviate from standard practice in the literature on state failure to use classification tree methods to predict state failure. We argue that the rarity of state failure and simplicity of use and interpretation makes this approach more attractive. We determine simple decision rules, based on observable and measurable variables, to determine whether a country is likely to fail or not.

Genios Eclipsados, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

La Informalidad Urbana. Una Realidad Cambiante, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Presentación desarrollada en el marco de la mesa redonda "Mitigar la informalidad: alternativas preventivas de políticas de suelo en Ecuador" del Curso de Desarrollo Profesional sobre Mercados Informales de Suelo y Regularización de Asentamientos en América Latina, organizado por FLACSO Ecuador, Lincoln Institute, UCSG y MIDUVI. Guayaquil, 5-10 de diciembre de 2010

La Fiesta Quiteña, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Las fiestas de Quito tienen alrededor de 60 años de vida. Nacieron del impulso del Diario Últimas Noticias, una licorera nacional y los empresarios taurinos españoles, todos vinculados con una propuesta de hispanidad que tiene su punto central en la fundación española de la urbe. De aquella época para acá muchos cambios se han producido.

La fiesta nació en el barrio aristocrático de La Mariscal Sucre (Parque Gabriela Mistral) y rápidamente se extendió por todos los barios de la ciudad, para convertirse en un festejo masivo de la ciudad y también diferenciado socialmente, según el carácter de los espacios: los …

Proyecto De Investigación: La Primera Agencia Espacial Mexicana: La Comisión Nacional Del Espacio Exterior (1962-1977), J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

No abstract provided.

Proyecto De Investigación: Los Mexicanos En Las Operaciones De La Segunda Guerra Mundial, J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

J. R. Joel Flores-Mariscal

No abstract provided.

Mapping International Chaos, Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

Mapping is inherently a subjective and exclusionary practice as the cartographer decides which elements of the world are included and which can safely be ignored. Similarly, when an international relations theorist describes a new theory it is necessary to define the elements which are essential to understanding the complexities of an international political system, explain why other elements have been excluded and justify why those decisions were made. The subjective nature of theorizing international affairs and the necessary exclusionary practices in which the theorist engages mean that the arguments supporting a new theory of international relations must be rather stronger …

Revolution In Political Affairs, Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

Extract:

"Recognising the marked impact of the internet on both practical politics and the practices of political scientists, it is not too large a step to paraphrase the US Department of Defence and decree the internet a Revolution in Political Affairs. Akin to its military phrase mate, the internet is effecting all areas of political discourse, exchange and public policy while, at the same time, forcing those who study and theorise politics to change their existing ways of thinking, working and imagining their chosen field..."

(Not So) Special Relationships: Explaining Alliance Behaviour In The English Speaking World [Relaţii (Nu Atât De) Speciale. Explicarea Comportamentului De Alianţă În Lumea Vorbitorilor De Limbă Engleză], Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

ENGLISH: Throughout the 20th century the major powers in the global Anglosphere often found themselves allies in armed conflict. These war-time alliances – sometimes temporary, more often part of a longer term cooperation – are sometimes held to arise because of common histories, common values, similar national ideologies and similar notions of international right and wrong. Indeed, the political rhetoric surrounding declarations of war has often cited such factors as colonial history, international friendship and “special relationships” as motivators for joining armed coalitions against third party states. Yet while there stand stark examples of these major English speaking powers acting …

The Ethics Of Tax Evasion: A Quantitative Study Of French Bba Students, Dylan Kissane, Yuriy Barabantsev

Dylan Kissane

The subject of ethical action in business has taken on special significance in recent years. With the business world rocked by ethical lapses and associated scandals at Enron, WorldCom and Tyco in the early part of the decade and then, in a time of global financial crisis, stunned again by multi-billion dollar frauds such as that at Société Générale, there is a new push to study the ethical and unethical behaviour of business people and future business people. While business schools have long been lauded for their preparation of students for the rigours of the world of business, finance and …

Creative Programming For The Frugal Librarian, Lisa Forrest

Lisa A Forrest

No abstract provided.

We Dream A World: The 2025 Vision For Black Men And Boys, Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt Bryant

No abstract provided.

Beyond Technology Readiness Levels For Software: U.S. Army Workshop Report, Stephen Blanchette Jr., Cecilia Albert, Suzanne Garcia-Miller

Stephen Blanchette Jr.

No abstract provided.

Preocupante Endeudamiento Público Global, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

Puntos De Acceso Públicos A La Información En América Latina, Susana Finquelievich, Adrian Rozengardt

Susana Finquelievich

Tenemos el agrado de presentar la segunda entrega de la Serie Sulá Batsú. Esta serie de publicaciones tiene como objetivo presentar los resultados de las investigaciones y actividades realizadas por nuestros equipos de investigación. Sulá Batsú es un emprendimiento colectivo de profesionales de diversas ramas, quienes de forma colectiva conducimos procesos de investigación, desarrollo de metodologías, desarrollo de capacidades, acompañamiento, facilitación y evaluación en empresas, redes, movimientos, organizaciones y otras expresiones de la economía social en Centroamérica. Nuestra empresa social está interesada en impulsar el uso social de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) por encima de su uso …

Efficiency, Firm-Size And Gender: The Case Of Informal Firms In Latin America, Mohammad Amin

Mohammad Amin

The paper extends the female under-performance hypothesis to informal or unregistered firms in two developing countries, Argentina and Peru. Specifically, results show that for a sample of informal firms, average productivity of labor and firm-size measured by monthly sales and employment are smaller for female-owned compared with male-owned firms.

Comparing Informal Firms In Buenos Aires And Chaco (Short Note), Mohammad Amin

Mohammad Amin

This note highlights differences in the structure, conduct and performance of informal businesses in two regions of Argentina, Buenos Aires and Chaco. Firm-efficiency as measured by the average productivity of labor is much higher in Buenos Aires than Chaco. This difference is partly due to higher sales and partly due to lower employment in firms in Buenos Aires compared with Chaco. Relative to Buenos Aires, firms in the Chaco region are more likely to use machinery and vehicles in the production process and they also face larger seasonal fluctuations in sales. Firms are more likely to report various benefits from …

Gender And Informality In Latin America (Short Note), Mohammad Amin

Mohammad Amin

Recently collected data on informal or unregistered firms in Argentina and Peru show significant differences between male and female-owned firms in certain firm characteristics and performance measures. Compared with male-owned firms, female-owned firms are smaller in size as measured by total monthly sales and also less efficient as measured by the average productivity of labor. Female-owned firms are less likely to use equipments such as machines and vehicles, although this is not the reason for their lower efficiency. Some of the commonly held views including lower education among women entrepreneurs, fewer numbers of owners among firms that have a female …

Include, Invest, Inspire, Effenus Henderson

Effenus Henderson

Equal Opportunity Banquet, Urban League of Nebraska, Remarks by Effenus Henderson

Leaching Mechanism Of Semiconducting Minerals, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

The mechanism of leaching of semiconducting minerals such as PbS, ZnS, UO2, etc., has been the subject of intensive speculation by hydrometallurgists in the early 1950s. The electrochemical mechanism proposed in 1970 by the author in volume 2 of his Principles of Extractive Metallurgy avoids the assumption of forming intermediate complexes that cannot be isolated or identified.

“Nuevas Aproximaciones A La Frontera: El Caso De La Frontera Con Arizona”, Daniel Añorve

Daniel Añorve

No abstract provided.

Handicap, Vrijheid En Overheersing: Een Republikeins Perspectief Op Het Gehandicaptenbeleid, Jurgen De Wispelaere, David Casassas

Jurgen De Wispelaere

This article outlines a republican perspective on disability policy. Committed to ensuring the freedom-as-nondomination of disabled citizens, such a republican perspective first offers a particular diagnosis of the injustice of disability disadvantage, both in relation to individuals (dominium) and the state (imperium). Next we argue that a republican perspective may be able to sidestep some perverse implications of social contract approaches to social justice, and capable of offering a robust philosophical foundation for a theory of justice for disabled citizens. Finally, we offer a brief outline of republican remedies, grounded in the twin principles of civic participation and democratic contestation, …

What Influences Firms’ Perceptions?, David S. Kaplan, Vikram Pathania

David S. Kaplan

Perceptions-based indicators are sometimes used to measure the quality of the business environment. For instance, firms are asked about the major constraints on business operations and expansion. Little is known, however, about what shapes their responses. In this paper, using perceptions-based indicators from 38 countries (84 country-year pairs) from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys, we argue that firm responses are critically influenced by macroeconomic conditions. Paradoxically, we find that perceptions worsen during periods of high GDP growth. We also examine other indicators from the Enterprise Surveys that are objective measures of constraints, and find mixed evidence on how business constraints …

Change And Continuity In Paraguayan History - 1811, 1911, 2011, Robert Andrew Nickson

Robert Andrew Nickson

This concluding chapter of a book to celebrate the bicentenary of Paraguay in 2011 briefly traces the dramatic changes to the country - in territorial dimension, demography, landscape and social indicators - over the 200 years since independence in 1811. In contrast, it then highlights the continuity of dependence on primary production for insertion in the global economy as well as the cultural resilience of the Guaraní language as the key marker of national identity.

Accessibility Of Primary Health Care Settings For People With Disabilities, Nancy R. Mudrick, Mary Lou Breslin, Mengke Liang, Silvia Yee

Nancy R. Mudrick

People with disabilities report physical barriers in doctors’ offices that affect the quality of care. The analysis seeks to describe overall primary care office physical accessibility and identify (1) in which areas offices meet access criteria, (2) which accessibility criteria are most often not met, and (3) whether there are urban/non-urban differences.

Inlichtingenondersteuning In Het Kader Van Bevordering En Handhaving Van De Internationale Rechtsorde, George Dimitriu

George Dimitriu

De auteurs beschrijven de ontwikkeling van de rol van inlichtingen bij militaire operaties in de periode 1992 - 2010.

Lucro: ¿Pecado O Bendición?, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

Los Mitos De La Inseguridad, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Populismo penal nunca resolvió problemas de violencia, aunque a corto plazo ha permitido la legitimidad política de sus defensores

Como nunca y con una fuerza inusual ha aparecido en esta semana un conjunto de mitos respecto de la inseguridad ciudadana en el país y, lo más grave de ello, que las políticas oficiales y las de la oposición se asientan sobre ellas.

Sin duda, el primero y más importante es aquel que tiene que ver con el peso que se asigna a las demandas de seguridad que vienen de la población, por encima de los hechos de violencia objetivamente producidos; …