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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Pharmacist Zhenli Ye Gon, Paving Way For Extradition To Mexico, Ladb Staff Jul 2009

U.S. Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Pharmacist Zhenli Ye Gon, Paving Way For Extradition To Mexico, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Politics, Policies, And Poverty In Latin America, Jennifer Pribble, Evelyne Huber, John D. Stephens Jul 2009

Politics, Policies, And Poverty In Latin America, Jennifer Pribble, Evelyne Huber, John D. Stephens

Political Science Faculty Publications

Why do Latin American countries exhibit stark differences in their ability to protect citizens from falling into poverty? Analysis of poverty levels measured by ECLAC in eighteen countries shows that political factors-including the democratic record, long-term weight of left-of-center parties in the legislature, and investment in human capital-are significant and substantively important determinants of poverty. These findings contribute to the growing literature that emphasizes the importance of regime form, parties, and policies for a variety of outcomes in Latin America, despite the weaknesses of democracy and the pathologies of some parties and party systems in the region.


Chile Warms To A Political Newcomer: Marco Enriquez Ominami Eyes Presidency, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Chile Warms To A Political Newcomer: Marco Enriquez Ominami Eyes Presidency, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Routine Legislative Elections Take On More Importance In Argentina, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Routine Legislative Elections Take On More Importance In Argentina, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Haiti's Major Political Party Pulls Off Another Successful Electoral Boycott, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Haiti's Major Political Party Pulls Off Another Successful Electoral Boycott, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Guatemala's President Appears To Have Weathered Political Crisis, But Still No Progress On Rosenberg Murder, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Guatemala's President Appears To Have Weathered Political Crisis, But Still No Progress On Rosenberg Murder, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Blank-Ballot Campaign Could Affect July 5 Elections, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Blank-Ballot Campaign Could Affect July 5 Elections, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Economic Downturn Affects Poverty Rate In Mexico, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Economic Downturn Affects Poverty Rate In Mexico, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Farming Protests Continue After Argentine Government Caps Export Taxes, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Farming Protests Continue After Argentine Government Caps Export Taxes, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Region Still Grappling With Human Rights Abuses Under Operation Condor, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Region Still Grappling With Human Rights Abuses Under Operation Condor, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Paraguayan-Brazilian Dispute Over Itaipu Could Go To International Arbitration, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Paraguayan-Brazilian Dispute Over Itaipu Could Go To International Arbitration, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Panama To Become Second Central American Country To Leave Central American Parliament, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Panama To Become Second Central American Country To Leave Central American Parliament, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


U.S. Sticks With Former President George W. Bush-Era Policy, Cuts Aid To Nicaragua, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

U.S. Sticks With Former President George W. Bush-Era Policy, Cuts Aid To Nicaragua, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Organic Law For Petrochemical Activities, Asamblea Nacional De Venezuela Jun 2009

Organic Law For Petrochemical Activities, Asamblea Nacional De Venezuela

Latin American Energy Policies

Regulates the petrochemical activities performed in the Country including the ones which physically or chemically transform the products from gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons and the mineral substances used for such activities.


Convenio De Colaboracion Entre La Secretaria De Energia Y La Comision Nacional Para El Desarrollo De Los Pueblos Indigenas (2009), Secretary Of Energy And The National Commission For The Development Of Indigenous Communities Of Mexico Jun 2009

Convenio De Colaboracion Entre La Secretaria De Energia Y La Comision Nacional Para El Desarrollo De Los Pueblos Indigenas (2009), Secretary Of Energy And The National Commission For The Development Of Indigenous Communities Of Mexico

Latin American Energy Policies

This document announces the collaborative efforts of two governmental entities aimed at improving living conditions within indigenous communities in Mexico. A section of this document outlines the objective of implementing the use of renewable energies in said communities.


Primary Elections Could Forecast Major Changes In Uruguay's Political Direction, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Primary Elections Could Forecast Major Changes In Uruguay's Political Direction, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Many Questions Arise Following Audit Of U.S. Military Base In Ecuador, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Many Questions Arise Following Audit Of U.S. Military Base In Ecuador, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias Unfit To Lead Regional Integration, Says Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias Unfit To Lead Regional Integration, Says Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Brazil Is Challenging Mexico And U.S. Domination Of Isthmus, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Brazil Is Challenging Mexico And U.S. Domination Of Isthmus, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Two Versions Of Mexico's Environmental Polices Emerge On World Environment Day, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Two Versions Of Mexico's Environmental Polices Emerge On World Environment Day, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Immigration Reforms Top Discussions At Summit Of U.S. And Mexican Legislators In Seattle, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Immigration Reforms Top Discussions At Summit Of U.S. And Mexican Legislators In Seattle, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Relations Between Bolivia, U.S. Appear To Improve, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Relations Between Bolivia, U.S. Appear To Improve, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Amazonian Indigenous Protest Peruvian Government Decrees, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Amazonian Indigenous Protest Peruvian Government Decrees, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Organization Of American States Reinstates Cuba By Consensus Despite U.S. Objections, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Organization Of American States Reinstates Cuba By Consensus Despite U.S. Objections, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


El Salvador Inaugurates Its First Leftist President, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

El Salvador Inaugurates Its First Leftist President, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


General Motors' Bankruptcy To Have Little Direct Impact On Mexican Operations, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

General Motors' Bankruptcy To Have Little Direct Impact On Mexican Operations, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Central Bank Reports Sharp Decline In Remittances In First Four Months Of 2009; April Decline Most Pronounced, Ladb Staff Jun 2009

Central Bank Reports Sharp Decline In Remittances In First Four Months Of 2009; April Decline Most Pronounced, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Decree 84 - Agreement Between Chile And Germany For The Project Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Iv, Ministerio De Relaciones Exteriores, Chile Jun 2009

Decree 84 - Agreement Between Chile And Germany For The Project Renewable Energy And Energy Efficiency Iv, Ministerio De Relaciones Exteriores, Chile

Latin American Energy Policies

This decree outlines the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the project ""Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency IV.""


Decree No. 258/009 - Wind Map Of Uruguay, Ministerio De Industria, Energía Y Minas Jun 2009

Decree No. 258/009 - Wind Map Of Uruguay, Ministerio De Industria, Energía Y Minas

Latin American Energy Policies

During the creation of the Wind Map of Uruguay, any private or public, national or international entity that contributes wind speed information considered adequate and necessary for the creation of said Map by the National Direction of Nuclear Energy and Technology Direccion, will be given priority for the exploitation of this resource of energy generation in a region of 3 kilometers around the point in which the measurements were taken.


Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Flirts With Running Again, Ladb Staff May 2009

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Flirts With Running Again, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.