Why are Latin Americans so unhappy about reforms? [PDF]
This paper uses opinion surveys to document discontent with the pro-market reforms implemented by most Latin American countries during the 1990s. The paper also explores four possible sets of explanations for this discontent: (i) a general drift of the ...
Mónica Yañez, Ugo Panizza
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Why Pentecostal? A Look at the Phenomenon of Rapid Pentecostal Growth in Latin America [PDF]
, 2008 I first got the idea for my thesis studying Spanish in Costa Rica in the fall of 2006. Not long after I arrived at my host family\u27s home, my host mother asked me whether or not I was evangelica .
Covington, Allison Kidd
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li +2 more
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Resonancias, 2022 This article explores the presence of Latin American composers and musical works during the Encounters of Contemporary Music of the Agrupación Musical Anacrusa that took place in Santiago de Chile (1987 and 1989) and La Serena (1992).
Daniela Fugellie
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Somatisation in primary care: A comparative study of Australians, Latin Americans, Vietnamese, and Polish living in Australia [PDF]
, 2018 This study identified differences in somatisation symptoms, psychiatric status, and the relationship between acculturation and somatisation. It also investigated GP’s (general practitioners) ability to detect somatisation in primary healthcare setting. A
Gonzales, Hugo M
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Digital surveillance in Latin American diseases outbreaks: information extraction from a novel Spanish corpus [PDF]
, 2022 Antonella Dellanzo +7 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Implications for early interventionists: Cross-cultural and low-income family differences [PDF]
, 2010 This study examined the existing literature on current early intervention processes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing who are from low-income or minority families.
Kruse, Karen Elizabeth
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Identity, enlightenment and political dissent in late colonial Spanish America [PDF]
, 1998 During the long crisis of the Spanish empire between 1810 and 1825, the Creole leaders of Spanish American independence asserted a new identity for the citizens of the states which they sought to establish, calling them 'Americanos'.
Anderson +45 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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