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Latin American capitalism: multinational corporations, business groups, low skills and segmented labor markets
In the course of the last three decades, tectonic changes have occurred in much of Latin America: Many authoritarian governments have been replaced by democracies, and ‘free-market’ principles have supplanted many of the policies of the past. But the redevelopment … Continue reading
How slavery shaped the market economy and abolitionism gave rise to ideals of human rights?
For over three centuries enslavement promoted the rise of capitalism in the Atlantic world, but study of slavery as a pivotal force in western ascendancy and dominance is still mostly neglected. In The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights, … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, capitalism, colonialism, economic history, human rights, Latin America, markets, race, slavery, United States
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Why after three decades of economic reforms in Latin America labor laws remained rigidly protective and remarkably diverse?
Continuity Despite Change: The Politics of Labor Regulation in Latin America shows that after three decades of economic reforms labor laws have changed far less than many expected and remained both rigidly protective and remarkably diverse. Why? In this very … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Chile, globalization, institutional change, institutional continuity, labor, Latin America, law, neoliberalism, Peru, Political economy, politics, regulation, Unions
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The Social and Political Evolution of the Chilean Clientelism
Written by Professor Juan Rolando Monroy (LACCS-UK) The Chilean clientelism is rooted in the evolution of the country political system from 1831-1861. Clientelism was managed by a group of landowners, a conservative ruling class, which created an authoritarian system, without interferences of military … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, clientelism, education, labor, Latin America, monetarism, neoliberalism, Political economy, politics, Unions
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The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications
Over the last decade, political economy has grown rapidly as a specialist area of research and teaching within communications and media studies and is now established as a core element in university programmes around the world. The Handbook of Political Economy … Continue reading
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Tagged consumption, Culture, Europe, globalization, Latin America, markets, media, Political economy, regulation
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