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La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Oct 2019

La Voz Fall 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Latinx Leadership Initiative Launched
  • Daisy Reyes Embarks on Follow-up Research
  • Graduate Student Summer Updates
  • UConn Ph.D. Discusses "Guest Worker" Programs
  • The Vision for La Comunidad Intelectual


Decentralization And The Provision Of Public Services: A Case Study Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Mishaal Afteb May 2019

Decentralization And The Provision Of Public Services: A Case Study Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Mishaal Afteb

Honors Scholar Theses

The effective provision of public services is integral to a functioning democracy as it connects the public to the government and grants it legitimacy. Public services are ones that are provided by the federal and local governments and paid for with constituent taxes. Public services provided by the state are education, health, water/sanitation, environmental measures, security, policing, labor and legal guidelines and so on. Whether the structure of the government is centralized or decentralized is an important factor which impacts the provision of services. Decentralized governments are state or local governments which receive monetary and institutional resources from the federal …


La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2019

La Voz Spring 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • Education in the Latinx Diaspora
  • Showcasing the Architectural & Cultural Beauty of Places
  • Gilda Ochoa Visits PRLACC
  • Tertulia con Amanda Guzmán
  • Eyzaguirre Lecture Series: Lázaro Lima


La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies Jan 2019

La Voz Winter 2019, El Instituto: Institute Of Latina/O, Caribbean, And Latin American Studies

La Voz

In this issue:

  • A Note from Your Librarian
  • Learning to be Latino
  • Illuminating the Path with Maria Hinojosa
  • Robert G. Mead Lecture Series
  • Tertulia con Scott Wallace
  • Tertulia Con Solsiree del Moral
  • The U Turn
  • Tinker Spotlight
  • Puerto Rican Studies Association