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Police, Pro-Government Mob Crack Down On Pension Protests In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jul 2013

Police, Pro-Government Mob Crack Down On Pension Protests In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Developing Degrees: An Exploratory Analysis Of Laureate International Universities' 21st Century Entry Into Mexico And Ecuador, Beau Thomas Hunsaker Jul 2013

Developing Degrees: An Exploratory Analysis Of Laureate International Universities' 21st Century Entry Into Mexico And Ecuador, Beau Thomas Hunsaker

Sociology ETDs

Laureate International Universities (LIU) embodies an emerging international phenomenon in which a multinational corporation (MNC) functions as a holding company that acquires and operates brick-and-mortar higher education institutions in a for-profit model; each individual portfolio institution granting degrees under its own name with any potential profits from each institutions operations flowing to the holding company after local expenses are paid. Organizational institutions theory outlines the desire to legitimize and achieve success prompts organizations to seek legitimating scripts beyond mere market dynamics; those factors and operating conditions that allow organizations to carry out their activities without undue scrutiny by members of …


U.S. Senate Immigration-Reform Legislation Draws Mixed Reactions; Initiative Not Expected To Prosper In House, Carlos Navarro Jul 2013

U.S. Senate Immigration-Reform Legislation Draws Mixed Reactions; Initiative Not Expected To Prosper In House, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Apparent Pan Victory In Baja California Election Leads To Rumored Back-Room Pact With Governing Pri, Carlos Navarro Jul 2013

Apparent Pan Victory In Baja California Election Leads To Rumored Back-Room Pact With Governing Pri, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Is Argentina Going Overboard In Honoring Native Son Pope Francis?, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2013

Is Argentina Going Overboard In Honoring Native Son Pope Francis?, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Slight Thaw In Relations Between Venezuela And U.S., Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jul 2013

Slight Thaw In Relations Between Venezuela And U.S., Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Guatemala Hosts 43rd Oas General Assembly, Louisa Reynolds Jul 2013

Guatemala Hosts 43rd Oas General Assembly, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Four Years Later, Fallout From Honduran Coup Still Felt In Various Ways, Including In Increased Refugee Requests, George Rodrã­Guez Jul 2013

Four Years Later, Fallout From Honduran Coup Still Felt In Various Ways, Including In Increased Refugee Requests, George Rodrã­Guez

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No abstract provided.


Campaign To End Bullfighting In Mexico Draws Mixed Reactions, Carlos Navarro Jul 2013

Campaign To End Bullfighting In Mexico Draws Mixed Reactions, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Foreign Tourism Shows Strong Signs Of Recovery In Early Part Of 2013, Carlos Navarro Jul 2013

Foreign Tourism Shows Strong Signs Of Recovery In Early Part Of 2013, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Boletín V.18:No.3 (2013), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute Jul 2013

Boletín V.18:No.3 (2013), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

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Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Declares Investment Promotion In "National Interest", Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Jun 2013

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Declares Investment Promotion In "National Interest", Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Colombia's Peace Process Makes Significant Headway, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jun 2013

Colombia's Peace Process Makes Significant Headway, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Court Ruling, Political Potshots Challenge El Salvador’S 15-Month-Old Gang Truce, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jun 2013

Court Ruling, Political Potshots Challenge El Salvador’S 15-Month-Old Gang Truce, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Cuba Gambles On Golf And Moneyed Travelers To Increase Tourism Industry Income, Daniel Vã¡Zquez Jun 2013

Cuba Gambles On Golf And Moneyed Travelers To Increase Tourism Industry Income, Daniel Vã¡Zquez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


President Enrique Peã±A Nieto, Congress Considering Reforms To Banking System That Would Boost Lower-Cost Credit, Promote Growth, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

President Enrique Peã±A Nieto, Congress Considering Reforms To Banking System That Would Boost Lower-Cost Credit, Promote Growth, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexican Candidate Loses Election To Head World Trade Organization To Brazilian Rival, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

Mexican Candidate Loses Election To Head World Trade Organization To Brazilian Rival, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


How Religious Practices Affect The Rise Of Populism In Latin America, Victoria Garcia, Dr. Kirk Hawkins Jun 2013

How Religious Practices Affect The Rise Of Populism In Latin America, Victoria Garcia, Dr. Kirk Hawkins

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Populism is “a Manichaean discourse that identifies Good with a unified will of the people and Evil with a conspiring elite” (Hawkins 2009). It is a movement that has been spreading in Latin America, in which a group of people consider themselves as the majority being oppressed by an Evil elite. The surge of charismatic leaders seeking to represent the will of the people characterizes this movement. An example of these types of leaders is Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, where he is supported by a populist majority.


Uruguay Strengthens Ties With U.S., Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jun 2013

Uruguay Strengthens Ties With U.S., Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


In Final State Of The Nation Address, President Sebastiã¡N Piã±Era Makes A Pitch For Political Continuity, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jun 2013

In Final State Of The Nation Address, President Sebastiã¡N Piã±Era Makes A Pitch For Political Continuity, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Borrowing Private Plane For Costa Rican Presidential Trips Abroad Backfires In Ongoing Plot Suited For Political Thriller, George Rodrã­Guez Jun 2013

Borrowing Private Plane For Costa Rican Presidential Trips Abroad Backfires In Ongoing Plot Suited For Political Thriller, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Nicaraguan Authorities Criticized For Press Crackdown, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Jun 2013

Nicaraguan Authorities Criticized For Press Crackdown, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Charges Against Ex-Tabasco Governor Andrã©S Granier Test President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Commitment To Fight Corruption, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

Charges Against Ex-Tabasco Governor Andrã©S Granier Test President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Commitment To Fight Corruption, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico, Ilo Sign Agreement To Help Boost Formal Jobs, Increase Social Benefits For Workers, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

Mexico, Ilo Sign Agreement To Help Boost Formal Jobs, Increase Social Benefits For Workers, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Bolivian Government Expels Usaid As Relations With U.S. Hit New Low, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jun 2013

Bolivian Government Expels Usaid As Relations With U.S. Hit New Low, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuadoran Government To Focus On Energy In President Rafael Correa's New Term, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Jun 2013

Ecuadoran Government To Focus On Energy In President Rafael Correa's New Term, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Guatemalan Genocide Victims Will Not Testify Again If Trial Of Former Dictator Efraã­N Rã­Os Montt Is Repeated, Louisa Reynolds Jun 2013

Guatemalan Genocide Victims Will Not Testify Again If Trial Of Former Dictator Efraã­N Rã­Os Montt Is Repeated, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


U.S. President Barack Obama’S Meeting With Central American Leaders Seen As Possible Relaunching Of Us Relations With Region, George Rodrã­Guez Jun 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama’S Meeting With Central American Leaders Seen As Possible Relaunching Of Us Relations With Region, George Rodrã­Guez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexico Reviews Practice Of Detaining Suspects Of Certain Crimes For Extended Periods, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

Mexico Reviews Practice Of Detaining Suspects Of Certain Crimes For Extended Periods, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


New Telecommunications Law Lacks Provisions For Satellite Industry, Carlos Navarro Jun 2013

New Telecommunications Law Lacks Provisions For Satellite Industry, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.