Essays about: "democracy latin america"

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1. 1. The impact of the Pink-Tide extractive economic model on democracy: a comparative study of democratic performance in Argentina and Uruguay

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

   Author : Daniel Hernan Benjamin Gamez; [2022]
   Keywords : Democracy; extractivism; Argentina; Uruguay; institutions;

   Abstract : The deteriorating quality of democracy in Latin America has been a debated issue for a long time. Numerous theories and authors have proposed different causes and reasons. READ MORE

3. 2. The impact of democratic transitions on innovation. An empirical panel analysis of 168 countries from 1960-2019.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Hannes Flatz; [2022]
   Keywords : innovation; democratic transitions; political regimes; institutions; development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis empirically examines the impact of democratic transitions on innovation using a difference-in-differences method on a panel of 168 countries from 1960 to 2019. Patents, R&D expenditure, and scientific articles are employed as proxies for innovation. The results indicate that democratisations have a positive effect on patents. READ MORE

4. 3. Oil: a curse for gender equality? Evidence from Latin America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carolina Andrade Pazmino; [2021]
   Keywords : Resource Curse; Gender Equality; Latin America; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Latin America is considered the most unequal region of the world - and also, its second largest oil producer. Using prior research on resource curse and its potential effects on democracy in the mentioned area, combined with research on gender equality in the Middle East - this paper aims to explore the existence of a potential statistical relationship between oil and gender equality. READ MORE

5. 4. DEBATING DEMOCRACY. The Effect of Chile’s Democratization on Income Inequality, a Synthetic Control Approach.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Amber Bosma; [2021]
   Keywords : Income Inequality; Chile; Third Wave Democracy; Latin America; Synthetic Control Method; Democratization; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : How does democracy affect income inequality? Most would expect democracy to reduce income inequality. There is a general consensus that indeed democratizations in Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth century did decrease income inequality. READ MORE

6. 5. “I don’t have to say thank you for what is my right” : Social movement networks and public policies for migrant women in Florianópolis, Brazil

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Gabriela Martini dos Santos; [2021]
   Keywords : Immigration; Public Policies; Migrant women; Social movement networks; Florianópolis; Santa Catarina; Brazil.; Imigração; Políticas Públicas; Mulheres migrantes; Redes de movimentos sociais; Florianópolis; Santa Catarina; Brasil.;

   Abstract : Brazil, like other Latin American countries, has witnessed an increase in south-south migration rates in the last decade. This scenario led to important changes in migration policies at the Federal level – the update of the conservative Foreigner Statute from 1980 to a rights-based Migration law in 2017 is the prime example of how migration flows can contribute to the promotion of rights and strengthen democracy in host societies. READ MORE