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Elections And Economic Turbulence In Brazil: Candidates, Voters, And Investors, Tony Petros Spanakos, Lucio R. Renno Dec 2008

Elections And Economic Turbulence In Brazil: Candidates, Voters, And Investors, Tony Petros Spanakos, Lucio R. Renno

Department of Political Science and Law Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The relation between elections and the economy in Latin America might be understood by considering the agency of candidates and the issue of policy preference congruence between investors and voters. The preference congruence model proposed in this article highlights political risk in emerging markets. Certain risk features increase the role of candidate campaign rhetoric and investor preferences in elections. When politicians propose policies that can appease voters and investors, elections may have a limited effect on economic indicators, such as inflation. But when voter and investor priorities differ significantly, deterioration of economic indicators is more likely. Moreover, voter and investor …


The Right To Silence Helps The Innocent: A Response To Critics, Alex Stein Dec 2008

The Right To Silence Helps The Innocent: A Response To Critics, Alex Stein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2008, Issue 4, Society Of American Law Teachers Dec 2008

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2008, Issue 4, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Deborah Waire Post & Margaret Martin Barry, Co-Presidents' Column, at 1.

Hazel Weiser, Executive Director's Column, at 1.

Hazel Weiser, New Co-Presidents Aldana and Bender and Four New Members Elected to SALT Board, at 4.

Ruben Garcia, Join Us at the Annual SALT Awards Dinner on January 9, 2009, in San Diego, at 4.

Camille Nelson, January 2009 Cover Workshop at the AALS Annual Meeting: "The Way Forward: The Post Election 2008 Progressive Agenda," at 5.

SALT Co-President Margaret Martin Barry to Receive Pincus Award at AALS Conference, at 5.

Jane Dolkart, …


Domestic Violence Law Reform In The Twenty-First Century: Looking Back An Looking Forward, Elizabeth M. Schneider Oct 2008

Domestic Violence Law Reform In The Twenty-First Century: Looking Back An Looking Forward, Elizabeth M. Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Child Care Funding Sources For California School Districts, California Research Bureau Oct 2008

Child Care Funding Sources For California School Districts, California Research Bureau

California Agencies

School districts represent a large portion of the child care delivery system. They operate a mix of child care centers and programs, serve a range of children of different ages, and fund their programs from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. It is not uncommon that, at different times of the day, and in different classrooms, different regulatory standards apply. State policymakers recognize that school districts, and other providers, face challenges in navigating and weaving together the myriad of federal and state funding streams adding local and private funding sources to the mix - to serve families in …


Museletter: October 2008, Suzanne Corriell Oct 2008

Museletter: October 2008, Suzanne Corriell

Museletter

This Issue:

A Blast from the Past...

Blast from the Past, Part 2

A Banned Books Week Quiz

From the Suggestion Box

Law at the Movies: Bottle Shock by Gail Zwirner

Corriell Promoted to Head of Reference/Research Services


Should Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations Be Considered Government Agencies?, Roberta S. Karmel Oct 2008

Should Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations Be Considered Government Agencies?, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Sep 2008

Table Of Contents

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Masthead Sep 2008

Masthead

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Publisher Sep 2008

Publisher

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Message From The Editor, Chris B. Carbot Sep 2008

Message From The Editor, Chris B. Carbot

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cluster I: Critical Politics And Jurisprudence, Charles R. Venator Santiago Sep 2008

Cluster I: Critical Politics And Jurisprudence, Charles R. Venator Santiago

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Language And Domination: The Word “Indian” And Its Use In The First Years Of The Republic In Colombia, Gina Cabarcas Macía Sep 2008

Language And Domination: The Word “Indian” And Its Use In The First Years Of The Republic In Colombia, Gina Cabarcas Macía

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Huntington’S White Patriotism And Anzaldúa’S Brown Nationalism, Charles R. Venator Santiago Sep 2008

Huntington’S White Patriotism And Anzaldúa’S Brown Nationalism, Charles R. Venator Santiago

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cluster Ii: Tracing The Critical Education Tradition In Latcrit Theory, Praxis & Community, Marc-Tizoc González Sep 2008

Cluster Ii: Tracing The Critical Education Tradition In Latcrit Theory, Praxis & Community, Marc-Tizoc González

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Report On—And An Invitation To Join—The Latcrit Ngo, Tucker Culbertson Sep 2008

A Report On—And An Invitation To Join—The Latcrit Ngo, Tucker Culbertson

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Implication Of The No Child Left Behind Act For Educational Equity And Segregation, L. Darnell Weeden Sep 2008

Implication Of The No Child Left Behind Act For Educational Equity And Segregation, L. Darnell Weeden

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Challenging Lies Latcrit Style: A Critical Race Reflection Of An Ally To Latina/O Immigrant Parent Leaders, Veronica Nelly Velez Sep 2008

Challenging Lies Latcrit Style: A Critical Race Reflection Of An Ally To Latina/O Immigrant Parent Leaders, Veronica Nelly Velez

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Teaching Law In A Multicultural, Multilingual Context, Pamela Edwards, Raquel Gabriel, Donna Lee, David Nadvorney Sep 2008

Teaching Law In A Multicultural, Multilingual Context, Pamela Edwards, Raquel Gabriel, Donna Lee, David Nadvorney

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Third Annual Jerome M. Culp Memorial Lecture: The Zombie Jamboree, Anthony Paul Farley Sep 2008

The Third Annual Jerome M. Culp Memorial Lecture: The Zombie Jamboree, Anthony Paul Farley

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


“Latinas/Os” And Latina/O Legal Studies: A Critical And Self-Critical Review Of Latcrit Theory And Legal Models Of Knowledge Production, Margaret E. Montoya, Francisco Valdes Sep 2008

“Latinas/Os” And Latina/O Legal Studies: A Critical And Self-Critical Review Of Latcrit Theory And Legal Models Of Knowledge Production, Margaret E. Montoya, Francisco Valdes

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Call For New Justice: Victims Of Sexual Violence In Africa’S Internal Conflicts, Jeanelle Ferril Sep 2008

A Call For New Justice: Victims Of Sexual Violence In Africa’S Internal Conflicts, Jeanelle Ferril

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Practice Makes Perfect? An Empirical Analysis Of H.R. 5418, Brooke Terpening Sep 2008

Practice Makes Perfect? An Empirical Analysis Of H.R. 5418, Brooke Terpening

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


K. En Guantánamo, Hugo Rojas Sep 2008

K. En Guantánamo, Hugo Rojas

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Building Critical Race Methodologies In Educational Research: A Research Note On Critical Race Testimonio, Lindsay Perez Huber Sep 2008

Building Critical Race Methodologies In Educational Research: A Research Note On Critical Race Testimonio, Lindsay Perez Huber

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Growing Role Of American Legal Culture, José María Monzón Sep 2008

The Growing Role Of American Legal Culture, José María Monzón

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Discrimination By Any Other Name: Alternatives To Proving Deliberate Intent In Environmental Racism Cases, Dora Acherman Sep 2008

Discrimination By Any Other Name: Alternatives To Proving Deliberate Intent In Environmental Racism Cases, Dora Acherman

FIU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2008, Issue 3, Society Of American Law Teachers Sep 2008

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2008, Issue 3, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Deborah Waire Post & Margaret Martin Barry, Co-Presidents’ Column, at 1.

Hazel Weiser, Executive Director’s Column, at 1.

Joan Howarth, Meet the Candidates: SALT Board of Governors Nominates a Slate of Nine, at 4.

Tayyab Mahmud, Junior Faculty Development Workshop for Progressives: Seattle, October 2-3, 2008, at 8.

Raquel Aldana, Post 9/11 Human Rights Committee Continues to Speak Out Against “War on Terror,” at 9.

Carol Chomsky & Eileen Kaufman, SALT Submits Comments on ABA Committee Reports on Transparency, Job Security and Outcomes Measures, at 10.

Roberto Corrada & Reginald Oh, …


Lsac Report, Marjorie M. Shultz Aug 2008

Lsac Report, Marjorie M. Shultz

Marjorie M. Shultz

No abstract provided.


Appendices To Final Research Report: Identification, Development, And Validation Of Predictors For Successful Lawyeringfinal Research Report: Identification, Development, And Validation Of Predictors For Successful Lawyering, Marjorie M. Shultz Aug 2008

Appendices To Final Research Report: Identification, Development, And Validation Of Predictors For Successful Lawyeringfinal Research Report: Identification, Development, And Validation Of Predictors For Successful Lawyering, Marjorie M. Shultz

Marjorie M. Shultz

No abstract provided.