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The Fallacy Of Free Market Democracy: Marginalization Through Chilean Health Care And Education, Robin L. Young
The Fallacy Of Free Market Democracy: Marginalization Through Chilean Health Care And Education, Robin L. Young
Senior Capstone Theses
This thesis examines how neoliberal policies implemented during Augusto Pinochet’s sixteen-year military regime in Chile have affected post-dictatorship democratization. It argues that democracy has been incomplete in Chile since the fall of Pinochet’s regime, due mainly to the three neoliberal policies of deregulation, decentralization, and decreased government funding. Through the detailed analysis of Chile’s health care and education systems, this thesis demonstrates how these neoliberal policies drastically changed social welfare practices in Chile during the 1980s, leading to extreme social inequality that has only continued to increase in the last thirty years. This social inequality, as well as the marginalization …
Usage-Based Collection Evaluation With A Curricular Focus, Karen C. Kohn
Usage-Based Collection Evaluation With A Curricular Focus, Karen C. Kohn
Library Faculty Scholarship
Systematic evaluation of a library’s collection can be a useful tool for collection development. After reviewing three evaluation methods and their usefulness for our small academic library, I undertook a usage-based evaluation, focusing on narrow segments of our collection that served specific undergraduate courses. For each section, I collected data on the number of books owned, number of checkouts in the past four years, and number of unique books used. Using examples from the data, I discuss possible ways to interpret and act on the data. I also note how the knowledge gained from this evaluation fits into the larger …