Essays about: "Dominican Republic"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 essays containing the words Dominican Republic.
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11. Migration from Central America and the Caribbean: The Impact of Social Indicators on Labor Market Performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : In the last 50 years, immigration from Central America and the Caribbean to the United States of America has been increasing. Because these immigrants often find themselves in vulnerable positions, their successful integration into society should be of public interest. READ MORE
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12. Fairtrade - Fair for whom? : A field study conducted in the Dominican Republic.
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för företagsekonomiAbstract : .... READ MORE
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13. “Ghetto Nerd at the End of the World”: the Decolonized Chronotope, Liminality, and Dialogics in Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – MediaAbstract : Narratives focusing on People of Color often suffer from neocolonial treatment with narrow focus on race at the expense of character development, working with stereotypical monoliths rather than complex individuals. These types of narratives tend to use Whiteness as a “neutral” reference point. READ MORE
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14. Voodoo Child
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper I examine the reasons on why some poor countries seem to achieve economic growth, while some others do not. Can we decide which country that will succeed beforehand, or is it simply a matter of policy? I take my starting point in the economist Jeffrey D. READ MORE
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15. POLITICIZING PREJUDICE An Investigation into the Historic use of Anti-Haitian Prejudice and Antagonism as a Political Tool in the Dominican Republic
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In the Dominican Republic, residing Haitians and their descendants, emigrated from the neighboring country Haiti, occupy the lowest societal strata. A societal position ascribed to the long and fraught history between the two countries. Their presence has for decades caused great aversion and has officially been labeled anti-Haitianism. READ MORE