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Pemex Contractor, Mexico’S Largest Bank At Center Of Major Financial Scandal, Carlos Navarro Mar 2014

Pemex Contractor, Mexico’S Largest Bank At Center Of Major Financial Scandal, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Tb Outbreak In Argentine Sweatshops, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2014

Tb Outbreak In Argentine Sweatshops, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


First Electoral Setback For Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Mar 2014

First Electoral Setback For Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Veracruz Government Again Accused Of Covering Up Motive For Journalist’S Murder, Carlos Navarro Mar 2014

Veracruz Government Again Accused Of Covering Up Motive For Journalist’S Murder, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Tension Mounts In Colombia During Electoral Campaign, Peace Talks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Mar 2014

Tension Mounts In Colombia During Electoral Campaign, Peace Talks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Statements Abroad Allege Us Military Base In Costa Rica, Question Nation’S Sovereignty, Comment On Elections, George Rodrã­Guez Mar 2014

Statements Abroad Allege Us Military Base In Costa Rica, Question Nation’S Sovereignty, Comment On Elections, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Constitutional Court Rules Attorney General Must Step Down, Louisa Reynolds Mar 2014

Constitutional Court Rules Attorney General Must Step Down, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Femicide Rooted In Patriarchal Culture, Lindajoy Fenley Mar 2014

Femicide Rooted In Patriarchal Culture, Lindajoy Fenley

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Femicide: Alarming Problem Despite Vanguard Law, Lindajoy Fenley Mar 2014

Femicide: Alarming Problem Despite Vanguard Law, Lindajoy Fenley

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


The Latin-American Laboratory For Assessment Of The Quality Of Education: Measuring And Comparing Educational Quality In Latin America (Superseded Version), Australian Council For Educational Research Mar 2014

The Latin-American Laboratory For Assessment Of The Quality Of Education: Measuring And Comparing Educational Quality In Latin America (Superseded Version), Australian Council For Educational Research

Assessment GEMS

The Laboratorio Latinoamericano de Evaluación de la Calidad de la Educación (Latin-American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education or LLECE) is the network of national systems for the assessment of education quality in Latin America, created in 1994, and coordinated by UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC). LLECE’s purpose is to produce data and knowledge that inform educational policy in the region, contribute to capacity building, and serve as a forum for reflection, exchange and generation of new ideas and good practices in education evaluation. LLECE assessments aim to provide information about …


Government Downplays "Silver" Anniversary Of Dictator Alfredo Stroessner’S Departure, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2014

Government Downplays "Silver" Anniversary Of Dictator Alfredo Stroessner’S Departure, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


The Hague Resolves Peruvian-Chilean Maritime Dispute, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Feb 2014

The Hague Resolves Peruvian-Chilean Maritime Dispute, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Nicaragua’S Extreme Constitutional Makeover Takes Effect, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Feb 2014

Nicaragua’S Extreme Constitutional Makeover Takes Effect, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Sinaloa Cartel Expected To Survive Arrest Of Top Leader Joaquã­N Chapo Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Sinaloa Cartel Expected To Survive Arrest Of Top Leader Joaquã­N Chapo Guzmã¡N, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Meeting Of Mexican, U.S., Canadian Leaders Described As Lackluster, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Meeting Of Mexican, U.S., Canadian Leaders Described As Lackluster, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


President-Elect Michelle Bachelet Announces Cabinet Choices, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Feb 2014

President-Elect Michelle Bachelet Announces Cabinet Choices, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Venezuelan President Uses Decree Power To Fight "Devastating Economic War", Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2014

Venezuelan President Uses Decree Power To Fight "Devastating Economic War", Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Organization Of American States Anti-Corruption Team To Visit Haiti, Once Ranked Most Corrupt Country, George Rodrã­Guez Feb 2014

Organization Of American States Anti-Corruption Team To Visit Haiti, Once Ranked Most Corrupt Country, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Self-Defense Groups Attempt To Protect Residents From Criminal Organizations In Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Self-Defense Groups Attempt To Protect Residents From Criminal Organizations In Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Federal Government Reaches Truce With Yaqui Indians In Aqueduct Dispute, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Federal Government Reaches Truce With Yaqui Indians In Aqueduct Dispute, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Argentina Devalues Currency; Braces For Opposition Attacks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2014

Argentina Devalues Currency; Braces For Opposition Attacks, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Panama Canal Expansion Work Grinds To Halt, Louisa Reynolds Feb 2014

Panama Canal Expansion Work Grinds To Halt, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Ah1n1 Virus Reappears In Mexico In Early 2014; No Health Emergency Declared, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Ah1n1 Virus Reappears In Mexico In Early 2014; No Health Emergency Declared, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Musicians Hold Concert To Promote Caballeros Templarios Cartel In Michoacã¡N State, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

Musicians Hold Concert To Promote Caballeros Templarios Cartel In Michoacã¡N State, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Uruguay’S Conservative Parties Unite, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Feb 2014

Uruguay’S Conservative Parties Unite, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Fifa World Cup Causes Financial And Human Burden On Brazilian Cities, Gregory Scruggs Feb 2014

Fifa World Cup Causes Financial And Human Burden On Brazilian Cities, Gregory Scruggs

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Former Guerilla Commander Takes Round One In Salvadoran Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Feb 2014

Former Guerilla Commander Takes Round One In Salvadoran Presidential Election, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Honduras' New President Juan Orlando Hernã¡Ndez Pledges To Respect Human Rights While Providing Security, George Rodrã­Guez Feb 2014

Honduras' New President Juan Orlando Hernã¡Ndez Pledges To Respect Human Rights While Providing Security, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


At Least Nine Journalists Killed In Mexico In 2013, Carlos Navarro Feb 2014

At Least Nine Journalists Killed In Mexico In 2013, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


"A New Way Of Doing Politics": The Movement Against Cafta In Costa Rica, Jeremy Rayner Feb 2014

"A New Way Of Doing Politics": The Movement Against Cafta In Costa Rica, Jeremy Rayner

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In October of 2007, Costa Ricans voted in a referendum to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with the United States (DR-CAFTA, or CAFTA). The first referendum in their nation's history--and the first referendum ever held on a Free Trade Agreement--marked the culmination of a cycle of contention over liberalization that transformed practices and expectations of politics in a country often considered an exemplar of representative democracy. In this dissertation I provide an account of the opposition to CAFTA (the NO), based on two years of ethnographic research with the Patriotic Committees (Comites Patrioticos), the decentralized, grassroots network at the heart …