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Energy Conflicts: A Growing Concern In Latin America, Patricia I. Vásquez Jan 2011

Energy Conflicts: A Growing Concern In Latin America, Patricia I. Vásquez

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article discusses how the implementation of energy projects has spurred conflict throughout Latin America over the past decade. The article states that there are two underlying factors that trigger such conflicts: economic inequality and weak state management of the revenue being generated by extractive industries. Based on this premise, the article explores a variety of conflicts , including geopolitical and border conflicts at the regional level, revenue conflicts at the national level, and local conflicts.


What Climate Change Means For Latin America, Paul Isbell Jan 2011

What Climate Change Means For Latin America, Paul Isbell

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article discusses how even though Latin America contributes to only 10% of the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions, the region is vulnerable to the environmental and geopolitical consequences of climate change. The energy matrix in Latin America and the region's carbon emissions are explored.


Petrocaribe: Welcome Relief For An Energy-Poor Region, Chris Cote Jan 2011

Petrocaribe: Welcome Relief For An Energy-Poor Region, Chris Cote

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This article outlines the role of PetroCaribe of Venezuela. It details the relationship that Venezuela has with Central American and Caribbean countries as a provider of oil. Additionally, it examines the financing opportunities provided by PetroCaribe. It concludes with a discussion on the long-term prospects of PetroCaribe.


Understanding Latin America In The Era Of Globalization, Glen Kuecker Jan 2011

Understanding Latin America In The Era Of Globalization, Glen Kuecker

History Faculty publications

No abstract provided.


Marxist Insurgencies And Indigenous Rights; The Cases Of Guatemala And Peru, Cocco Valentina Jan 2011

Marxist Insurgencies And Indigenous Rights; The Cases Of Guatemala And Peru, Cocco Valentina

Dissertations and Theses

"The main purpose of this research is to understand the nature of the relationship between leftist armed guerrillas and indigenous rights in the Latin American region. I argue that the ethnic component and indigenous mobilization have greatly determined the political and social achievements of Marxist insurgencies active in many countries of the sub-continent during the second half of the twentieth century. In order to test my hypothesis, I devote particular attention to the historical exposition and critical analysis of both the ethnic problem and Marxism, in its European, Russian, Chinese, and Latin American versions. Subsequently, I focus on the case …


Imf Conditionality, Fiscal Policy, And Income Inequality In Latin America, Nicholas Egger-Bovet Jan 2011

Imf Conditionality, Fiscal Policy, And Income Inequality In Latin America, Nicholas Egger-Bovet

CMC Senior Theses

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the leading international economic crisis manager, but the effects of its loans and conditionality reach far beyond overarching macroeconomic indicators. This paper will examine the consequences of IMF fiscal policy conditions on income inequality and poverty by examining cases in Latin America, and specifically Mexico during the 1980s. The role that internal politics within borrowing countries plays is also closely examined. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for the IMF to ensure the most equitable and effective means of overcoming balance of payments crises.


Elections And Tensions And Constitutions! Oh, My! A Process-Oriented Analysis Of Bolivian Democratization From 1993 To 2009, Laurel Kristin Dwyer Jan 2011

Elections And Tensions And Constitutions! Oh, My! A Process-Oriented Analysis Of Bolivian Democratization From 1993 To 2009, Laurel Kristin Dwyer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Many Latin American countries which underwent democratic regime transformations within the last thirst years have seemingly stalled. Unable to meet the demands of their citizens, which grow increasingly restless and confrontational, they have become subjected to a series of economic and political crises. Contemporary democratic theorists are at a loss to explain why this region has failed to deepen over time. The purpose of this paper is threefold: it questions the analytic utility of contemporary liberal and representative models, it argues for the inclusion of an alternative process-oriented model provided by Charles Tilly (2007), and tests this model through a …


Ministerial Resolution No. 572-2010-Mem/Dm - National Plan Of Rural Electrification 2011-2020, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas - Perú Dec 2010

Ministerial Resolution No. 572-2010-Mem/Dm - National Plan Of Rural Electrification 2011-2020, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas - Perú

Latin American Energy Policies

Approves the National Plan of Rural Electrification of Peru for the period 2011-2020 (PNER).


Ministerial Resolution No. 573-2010-Mem/Dm - Short Term Plan For The National Plan Of Rural Electrification, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas - Perú Dec 2010

Ministerial Resolution No. 573-2010-Mem/Dm - Short Term Plan For The National Plan Of Rural Electrification, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas - Perú

Latin American Energy Policies

Approves Per's Short Term Plan for the National Plan of Rural Electrification for the period 2011-2020.


New Threat To Peru's Forests And Indigenous Peoples, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A Dec 2010

New Threat To Peru's Forests And Indigenous Peoples, Elsa Chanduvã­ Jaã±A

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Deals With Ongoing Health, Political Problems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Deals With Ongoing Health, Political Problems, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica And Nicaragua Both Claim Willingness To Talk, But Dialog Has Yet To Start, George Rodriguez Dec 2010

Costa Rica And Nicaragua Both Claim Willingness To Talk, But Dialog Has Yet To Start, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Council Makes 112 Recommendations To Honduras, Which Government Says It Has Fulfilled, Human Rights Advocate Says Not, George Rodriguez Dec 2010

Human Rights Council Makes 112 Recommendations To Honduras, Which Government Says It Has Fulfilled, Human Rights Advocate Says Not, George Rodriguez

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Validates Private Contracts For State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Supreme Court Validates Private Contracts For State-Run Oil Company Pemex, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Poinsettia Growers In Mexico Expanding Domestic Sales, Still Not Allowed To Export To U.S. Market, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Poinsettia Growers In Mexico Expanding Domestic Sales, Still Not Allowed To Export To U.S. Market, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Chile President And Opposition Trade Barbs While Earthquake Victims Wait For Solutions, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2010

Chile President And Opposition Trade Barbs While Earthquake Victims Wait For Solutions, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Bolivia Makes Clear Its Anti-Imperialism, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Bolivia Makes Clear Its Anti-Imperialism, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Haiti Elections: Badly Flawed, Unlikely To Bring Any Positive Change, Charles Arthur Dec 2010

Haiti Elections: Badly Flawed, Unlikely To Bring Any Positive Change, Charles Arthur

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's Agenda Marches On Unfazed By Opposition, Sean Mattson Dec 2010

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's Agenda Marches On Unfazed By Opposition, Sean Mattson

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Organic Law Of The Electric System And Service, Presidente De La República Dec 2010

Organic Law Of The Electric System And Service, Presidente De La República

Latin American Energy Policies

Establishes the dispositions that will regulate the electric system and the electric service in the country, as well as the international energy exchange through the activities of generation, transmission, distribution and marketing, according to the National Electric System Development Plan and the Economic and Social Development Plan. Art. 21 states that the National Electric System Development Plan will have as one of it's goal the promotion of the use of renewable, alternative and environmentally friendly energy sources.


Report Suggests That U.S. Immigration Agency Overestimated Deportation Numbers To Sway Funding Decision, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Report Suggests That U.S. Immigration Agency Overestimated Deportation Numbers To Sway Funding Decision, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Leaked Diplomatic Cables Show Strong Concerns About President Felipe Calderã³N’S Campaign Against Drug-Trafficking Organizations, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Leaked Diplomatic Cables Show Strong Concerns About President Felipe Calderã³N’S Campaign Against Drug-Trafficking Organizations, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Death Of Former President Nã©Stor Kirchner Brings Political Turmoil, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Dec 2010

Death Of Former President Nã©Stor Kirchner Brings Political Turmoil, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Ecuadoran Government Attempts To Reform Autonomous And Corrupt Police, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra Dec 2010

Ecuadoran Government Attempts To Reform Autonomous And Corrupt Police, Luis ÁNgel Saavedra

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Deadly Blaze Underscores Crisis In El Salvador's Prison System, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Dec 2010

Deadly Blaze Underscores Crisis In El Salvador's Prison System, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Verdict In Forced-Disappearance Case Sets Precedent In Fight Against Impunity, Louisa Reynolds Dec 2010

Verdict In Forced-Disappearance Case Sets Precedent In Fight Against Impunity, Louisa Reynolds

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


National Plan Of Rural Electrification (Pner) 2011-2020, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas Dec 2010

National Plan Of Rural Electrification (Pner) 2011-2020, Ministerio De Energía Y Minas

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This Plan seeks to supply electricity to towns in rural areas of Peru as means to contribute to their socio-economic development, mitigate poverty, improve their quality of life and deter the migration from the country to the cities. The document outlines ways in which this would be achieved through the formulation of studies that allow the development of renewable energy (hydraulic, solar and wind) and the updating of the designs of the rural electric systems; as well as giving priority to projects based on the use of renewable energy sources; and the formulation of the Renewable Energy Master Plan.


Energy Policy, Consejo Nacional De Energía Dec 2010

Energy Policy, Consejo Nacional De Energía

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

The goals of this policy are the expansion of the electric capacity and coverage, through efficiency, optimization and savings factors; to reduce the dependency on energy produced from oil and its by-products, encouraging renewable energy sources.


Mexican Companies Increasing Direct Investments In Us, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Mexican Companies Increasing Direct Investments In Us, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Unesco Recognizes Mexican Cuisine As Cultural Heritage Of Humanity, Carlos Navarro Dec 2010

Unesco Recognizes Mexican Cuisine As Cultural Heritage Of Humanity, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.