Essays about: "Chilean Government"
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6. Development of the Chilean mining industry – its dependence of natural resources
University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och InnovationAbstract : The resource curse, also known as the “paradox of plenty”, basically states that countries that have natural resources in abundance, particularly in terms of non-renewable resources such as oil and gas and minerals, in the long run tend to have less economic growth and prosperity, than countries with relatively lesser endowments of natural resources. This research investigates the case of the Chilean economy; its erstwhile saltpeter mining industry and current copper mining industry. READ MORE
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7. An Alternative Mapuche Perspective : Comparing Leaders with the Rural Non-politically Involved
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Chile is portrayed as a Latin American success story when it comes to democratic transition, development and fiscal growth. However, the largest indigenous group, the Mapuche, have been marginalized by the government and its policies, as a conflict has been present ever since the independence. READ MORE
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8. NGOs and Governmentality in Chile The Case of TECHO and slum eradication programs
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : This qualitative case study analyses the Chilean NGO TECHO, now present in 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the perspective of Foucault's concept of governmentality, as elaborated by Rose and Miller (2008). They argue that non-state modes of power are the defining features of contemporary societies, and that these operate through loose, associative networks through which actors come to define common perceptions of problems and common aims. READ MORE
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9. Immunity of High State Representatives with Regard to International Crimes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Many changes have occurred in the area of immunity for high state officials during the last century. States and their High Representatives, such as Head of State, Head of Government and Foreign Ministers were at the beginning of the last century granted absolute immunities for all acts they conducted. READ MORE
