Essays about: "América Latina"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words América Latina.

  1. 1. Choices and Rules in Informality : A case study on public policy implementation and obstacles to formalizing the domestic work sector in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Rådström; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; domestic work sector; informal work; public policy implementation; social policy; financial incentives; informal institutions; rational choice theory; Argentina; Trabajadoras domésticas; sector del trabajo doméstico; trabajo informal; implementación de políticas; política social; incentivos financieros; instituciones informales; teoría de la elección racional; Argentina;

    Abstract : This study reviews Rational Choice theory and Informal Institutions theory and uses new data to explain the persistence and scale of Argentina's informal domestic work sector. The domestic work sector in Argentina represents a typical case in Latin America: almost entirely dominated by women and high informality levels. READ MORE

  3. 2. “God Lives in Peru Today” : The israelita religious movement and the transmission of faith across digital and transnational networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Andrea Villa Franco; [2022]
    Keywords : AEMINPU; religious transmission; transnationalization; embodied religious practice; modernity; AEMINPU; transmission religieuse; transnationalisation; pratique religieuse; corporalité; modernité; AEMINPU; transmisión religiosa; transnacionalización; práctica religiosa; corporeidad; modernidad;

    Abstract : After emerging from the central Peruvian Andes in the 1950s, the israelita religious movement has expanded across Latin America and beyond, reaching the urban centers of the Global North. The growth of the Peruvian israelitas makes part of a regional trend that has transformed the Latin American religious field. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Artists on consumer's behavior : A study on how artists influences on consumer's purchasing behavior in latin  countries

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Redovisning, Marknadsföring, SCM, Informatik och Rättsvetenskap; Jönköping University/IHH, Marketing and Logistics

    Author : Miguel Angel Serrano Manchón; [2021]
    Keywords : Influencer marketing; Consumer’s Behavior; Viral Marketing; Latin Countries; Purchasing Behavior; Latin music; Marketing de influenciadores; comportamiento del consumidor; marketing viral; países latinos; comportamiento de compra; música latina;

    Abstract : Background: We currently live in a time when consumers trust more on social media and less on traditional advertising as a source of information for their purchasing decisions. Social media and traditional advertising must be integrated somehow so that marketers can communicate more effectively with their target market. READ MORE

  5. 4. Environmental Justice: The Link Between Social Injustices And Environmental Problems? : A Content Analysis Of Three Newspapers In Latin America

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Thea Rivas; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sustainable Development; Social Equality; Environmental Science; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latin America; South America; Human Ecology; Ecological Modernization; Miljörättvisa; Hållbar utveckling; Social Jämlikhet; Miljövetenskap; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Sydamerika; Humanekologi; Ekologisk Modernisering; Justicia Ambiental; Desarrollo Sostenible; Igualdad Social; Ciencias Ambientales; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; América Latina; América del Sur; Ecología Humana; Modernización Ecológica;

    Abstract : Environmental problems can have an impact on both the ecological and social spheres for people; yet, depending on social status, the impacts might be felt differently. Latin America is a continent deeply affected by environmental conflicts and inequalities, which continues to affect indigenous peoples in the region. READ MORE

  6. 5. A broken promise: an insight into the killings of social leaders and the elites' resistance to the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Reform in Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Carol Sánchez; [2021]
    Keywords : armed conflict; Colombia; social leaders; human rights defenders;

    Abstract : Four years after the signing of the Final Agreement for the Termination of the Armed Conflict in Colombia, the promises made to achieve a stable and lasting peace have by no means materialized at the expected pace. The implementation of the Agreements has focused on the demobilization of the FARC-EP while structural transformations to reduce the causes for the existence or prolongation of the conflict have been neglected. READ MORE