Cities, business, and the politics of urban violence in Latin America / by Moncada, Eduardo, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Rethinking the politics of urban violence -- Parties, clientelism, and violence : exclusionary political order in Colombia -- Medellin : reshaping political order and criminal coexistence -- Cali : the derailment of a pioneering participatory project -- Bogota : building and branding a global city -- The politics of urban violence : comparisons and next steps.…”
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Cities, business, and the politics of urban violence in Latin America / by Moncada, Eduardo, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Rethinking the politics of urban violence -- Parties, clientelism, and violence : exclusionary political order in Colombia -- Medellin : reshaping political order and criminal coexistence -- Cali : the derailment of a pioneering participatory project -- Bogota : building and branding a global city -- The politics of urban violence : comparisons and next steps.…”
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The devil and commodity fetishism in South America by Taussig, Michael T.

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The devil and commodity fetishism in South America by Taussig, Michael T.

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Business regulation and economic performance

Table of Contents: “…Overview / Norman Loayza (World Bank) and Luis Servén (World Bank) -- Product market regulation and macroeconomic performance : a review of cross-country evidence / Fabio Schiantarelli (Boston College) -- Regulation and macroeconomic performance across the world / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo (World Bank), and Luis Servén -- Regulation and microeconomic dynamics / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo, and Luis Servén -- Informality in Latin America and the Caribbean / Norman Loayza, Luis Servén, and Naotaka Sugawara (World Bank) -- Slow recoveries / Raphael Bergoeing (U. of Chile), Norman Loayza, and Andrea Repetto (U. of Chile) -- Market reforms, factor reallocation, and productivity growth in Latin America / Marcela Eslava (U. Los Andes, Colombia), John Haltiwanger (U. of Maryland), Adriana Kugler (U. of Houston), and Maurice Kugler (Harvard U.).…”
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Business regulation and economic performance

Table of Contents: “…Overview / Norman Loayza (World Bank) and Luis Servén (World Bank) -- Product market regulation and macroeconomic performance : a review of cross-country evidence / Fabio Schiantarelli (Boston College) -- Regulation and macroeconomic performance across the world / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo (World Bank), and Luis Servén -- Regulation and microeconomic dynamics / Norman Loayza, Ana María Oviedo, and Luis Servén -- Informality in Latin America and the Caribbean / Norman Loayza, Luis Servén, and Naotaka Sugawara (World Bank) -- Slow recoveries / Raphael Bergoeing (U. of Chile), Norman Loayza, and Andrea Repetto (U. of Chile) -- Market reforms, factor reallocation, and productivity growth in Latin America / Marcela Eslava (U. Los Andes, Colombia), John Haltiwanger (U. of Maryland), Adriana Kugler (U. of Houston), and Maurice Kugler (Harvard U.).…”
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Diasporas in conflict peace-makers or peace-wreckers? /

Table of Contents: “…Bamyeh -- The Armenian diaspora and the Karabagh conflict since 1988 / Khachig Tölölyan -- A reluctant diaspora? the case of Colombia / Virginia M. Bouvier -- The Cuban diaspora / Jean Grugel and Henry Kippin -- The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora: sustaining conflict and pushing for peace / C. …”
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Diasporas in conflict peace-makers or peace-wreckers? /

Table of Contents: “…Bamyeh -- The Armenian diaspora and the Karabagh conflict since 1988 / Khachig Tölölyan -- A reluctant diaspora? the case of Colombia / Virginia M. Bouvier -- The Cuban diaspora / Jean Grugel and Henry Kippin -- The Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora: sustaining conflict and pushing for peace / C. …”
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National interest and international solidarity particular and universal ethics in international life /

Table of Contents: “…/ Parviz Mullojanov -- Cultural constructions of solidarity : the US and the EU in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Mira Sucharov -- Beyond geopolitics and solidarism : interpenetrated sovereignty, transnational conflict and the United States' "Plan Colombia" / Doug Stokes -- Toward an ethics of human solidarity -- An intersection of interests and value : US foreign policy toward Africa / Timothy W. …”
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National interest and international solidarity particular and universal ethics in international life /

Table of Contents: “…/ Parviz Mullojanov -- Cultural constructions of solidarity : the US and the EU in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Mira Sucharov -- Beyond geopolitics and solidarism : interpenetrated sovereignty, transnational conflict and the United States' "Plan Colombia" / Doug Stokes -- Toward an ethics of human solidarity -- An intersection of interests and value : US foreign policy toward Africa / Timothy W. …”
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Emerging evidence on vouchers and faith-based providers

Table of Contents: “…Public-private partnerships in education: an overview / Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Harry Anthony Patrinos, and Quentin Wodon -- The effectiveness of franchises and independent private schools in Chile's national voucher program / Gregory Elacqua, Dante Contreras, and Felipe Salazar -- Cognitive ability, heterogeneity, endogeneity and returns to schooling in Chile: outcomes of the 1981 capitation grant scheme / Harry Anthony Patrinos and Chris Sakellariou -- When schools are the ones that choose: the effect of screening in Chile / Dante Contreras, Sebastian Bustos, and Paulina Sepulveda -- How do vouchers work?: evidence from Colombia / Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer, and Juan E. …”
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Emerging evidence on vouchers and faith-based providers

Table of Contents: “…Public-private partnerships in education: an overview / Felipe Barrera-Osorio, Harry Anthony Patrinos, and Quentin Wodon -- The effectiveness of franchises and independent private schools in Chile's national voucher program / Gregory Elacqua, Dante Contreras, and Felipe Salazar -- Cognitive ability, heterogeneity, endogeneity and returns to schooling in Chile: outcomes of the 1981 capitation grant scheme / Harry Anthony Patrinos and Chris Sakellariou -- When schools are the ones that choose: the effect of screening in Chile / Dante Contreras, Sebastian Bustos, and Paulina Sepulveda -- How do vouchers work?: evidence from Colombia / Eric Bettinger, Michael Kremer, and Juan E. …”
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