Information on "Social Development" and "Americas"
March 2013
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25 Mar 2013
Security in the Sahel: Regional Initiatives in Pursuit of Long-Term Stability
Author: Bonnie Ayodele, Rui Azevedo, Samuel Bullen, Derek Catsam, Liana Fix, Francisco Galamas, Timothee Germain, Vikas Kumar, Ciaran Laird, Annette Lohmann, Natalia Marczewska, Courtenay Mitchell, Paul Melly, Alexander Homan Neill, Sam Powers, Landry Signe, Gökhan Tekir
Publisher: Atlantic-community.org
This Atlantic Memo provides policy recommendations on how Europe and the United States can help the weak States of the Sahel to address their problems and achieve long-term stability. More on «Security in the Sahel: Regional Initiatives in Pursuit of Long-Term Stability»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
State Union Membership 2012
Author: John Schmitt, Janelle Jones, Milla Sanes
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
On 23 January 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its estimates for union membership in the United States in 2012. More on «State Union Membership 2012»
May 2012
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May 2012
An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications
Author: Mairon G Bastos Lima
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper sets out to examine how different developing countries have attempted to promote rural development through biofuel production, what social outcomes those strategies have created, and what lessons can be learned, such as in terms of biofuel... More on «An Institutional Analysis of Biofuel Policies and their Social Implications »
January 2012
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2012
Auf der Schmalspur zur Macht: Die PRI kehrt in das Präsidentenamt von Mexiko zurück
Author: Günther Maihold
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Der Autor dieses Artikels argumentiert, dass sich Mexiko in der paradoxen Lage befindet, dass der strukturkonservative Machtfaktor des Landes in Gestalt der PRI zum Protagonisten der überfälligen Modernisierung werden soll und muss. More on «Auf der Schmalspur zur Macht: Die PRI kehrt in das Präsidentenamt von Mexiko zurück»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Author: Allen Moore, Sarah Kornblet, Mohammad Kamali, Janet E Lord, Michael Ashley Stein, Ali Saberi, Allison deFranco, Hengameh Saberi, Ari Ne’eman, Soheil Moeini, Michael E Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This book is the result of a Stimson Center project focusing on how the US and Iran should best implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More on «Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Balance de la Política Nacional de Consolidación Territorial
Author: Carol Barajas, Miguel Ortega, Juan Pablo Liévano, Carlos Otálora
Publisher: Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FiP)
La finalidad de este documento es elaborar un balance de la Política Nacional de Consolidación Territorial (PNCT) que adelanta el Gobierno Nacional en 13 regiones de Colombia. More on «Balance de la Política Nacional de Consolidación Territorial»
February 2011
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10 Feb 2011
¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo
Author: Carlos Varona Narvión
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Los incipientes pasos hacia la libertad política, incluida la libertad de expresión, habidos en Túnez, y contagiados más tarde en efecto dominó al menos a Egipto, ofrecen una inesperada oportunidad para la democratización del mundo árabe. More on «¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo»
January 2011
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28 Jan 2011
El Acuerdo de Asociación de la UE con Centroamérica y Panamá: implicaciones prácticas
Author: Natividad Fernández Sola
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este trabajo identifica los objetivos del Acuerdo de Asociación UE-Centroamérica y Panamá como el establecimiento de una zona de libre comercio entre la UE y Centroamérica. More on «El Acuerdo de Asociación de la UE con Centroamérica y Panamá: implicaciones prácticas» -
2011
Blocked Democracies in Central America
Author: Otto Argueta, Sebastian Huhn, Sabine Kurtenbach, Peter Peetz
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This publication identifies shortcomings, in three areas, which prevent the rooting of democracy in Central American societies: shortcomings in the transformation towards democracy, the establishment of the rule of law and policies of social developm... More on «Blocked Democracies in Central America»
December 2010
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7 Dec 2010
Social Policies in Grenada
Author: Patsy Lewis
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) / Commonwealth Secretariat / UNICEF
Grenada has made impressive achievements in economic and human development since independence, especially in education and health. More on «Social Policies in Grenada»
