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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
461

The impact of tariffs and transport costs on Latin America's wood exports to the United States

Gauto, Raul January 1985 (has links)
Latin American exports of solid wood products to the United States have not been as significant as would be expected, considering the great resource base existent in that region. Several tariff and non-tariff barriers have inhibited Latin American exports to North America. Two of the most important barriers are tariffs and transportation costs. This study uses the effective protective rate approach and empirically estimates the level of effective protection afforded American producers of five solid wood products from Latin American imports by tariffs and transportation costs, and compares the relative importance of the two barriers, It also observes the behaviour of the protective structure relative to the degree of manufacturing of the solid wood products under study. The estimates indicate that effective rates of protection are considerable larger than corresponding nominal rates. In addition, effective protection provided by transportation costs are between 2.5 and 10 times more important than the effective protection provided by tariffs. Finally, the estimates show that effective tariff protection for solid wood products does not escalate with degree of manufacturing, in contraposicion to studies carried out by economists over a wider spectrum of industries. On the other hand, the effective protection provided by transportation cost declines with degree of manufacturing, favoring the exports of manufactured solid wood products as opposed to exports of raw material or semi—processed intermediate inputs. / Master of Science
462

Greener on the other side: Latinx migrants’ perspectives on the importance of climate change on their decisions to relocate to Mississippi

Schrupp, Maria Claire Regalado 13 December 2024 (has links) (PDF)
As climate change continues to progress and impact people around the world, its impact on human migration has become a topic of increasing study and discussion. Debates over climate migration terminology and the extent to which it is a useful area of study have emerged in recent years. Yet, the opinions of migrants themselves are often missing from these conversations. Using mixed methods, this study uncovers the extent to which migrants from Latin America view climate change as relevant to their own migrations and, which factors, if not climate change, are most prevalent in inducing international migration to the United States. In doing so, this study calls for a realignment of climate justice initiatives towards the topics that are of the most important to those it seeks to support.
463

The influence of the drug trade on economic globalization

Feder, Daniel 05 1900 (has links)
Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / This paper will show that the trade in psychoactive substances has in fact been a major facilitator of the process now known as globalization. Not only has the drug trade fed off of globalization, globalization feeds off of and is driven by it. The perspective I will take here is a historical one. My thesis, that the drug trade has been an influential force on what is known as "globalization," is a reevaluation of the relationship between three historical processes: 1} The development over several centuries of a global system for the production, trade, and distribution of drugs 2} The "cold war" for economic and geopolitical hegemony between capitalist and communist power structures 3} The development and expansion of a global economic system, known in its current liberal phase as "globalization" / 2999-01-01
464

Prevalence of asthma symptoms in Latin America: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC).

Mallol, J, Solé, D, Asher, I, Clayton, T, Stein, R, Soto-Quiroz, M 01 December 2000 (has links)
The prevalence of respiratory symptoms indicative of asthma in children from Latin America has been largely ignored. As part of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), 17 centers in 9 different Latin American countries participated in the study, and data from 52,549 written questionnaires (WQ) in children aged 13-14 years and from 36,264 WQ in 6-7 year olds are described here. In children aged 13-14 years, the prevalence of asthma ever ranged from 5.5-28%, and the prevalence of wheezing in the last 12 months from 6.6-27%. In children aged 6-7 years, the prevalence of asthma ever ranged from 4.1-26.9%, and the prevalence of wheezing in the last 12 months ranged from 8.6-32.1%. The lower prevalence in centers with higher levels of atmospheric pollution suggests that chronic inhalation of polluted air in children does not contribute to asthma. Furthermore, the high figures for asthma in a region with a high level of gastrointestinal parasite infestation, and a high burden of acute respiratory infections occurring early in life, suggest that these factors, considered as protective in other regions, do not have the same effect in this region. The present study indicates that the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms in Latin America is as high and variable as described in industrialized or developed regions of the world. / Revisión por pares
465

Neuropsychological test performance of Spanish speakers : is performance similar across different Spanish speaking subgroups? /

Buré-Reyes, Annelly January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2006. / In English and Spanish. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-40)
466

Two romance tenses and the Atlantic in between: a study of 'present perfect' and 'preterit' usage in present-day Spanish

Valle de Antón, Antonio D. 28 August 2008 (has links)
Not available / text
467

Cultural aspects of the good neighbor policy, 1928-1945

Bruce, Jane, 1941- January 1967 (has links)
No description available.
468

A critical study of Christology in Latin American liberation theology and Black theology with a view to formulating a relevant Christology for South Africa today.

Jacob, Solomon. January 1994 (has links)
Abstract available on pdf file.
469

Refracting conditionality IMF programs and domestic politics during the Latin American debt crisis and the post-communist transition /

Pop-Eleches, Grigore. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 264-276).
470

Avaliação do programa nacional de alimentação escolar em âmbito municipal:subsídios para o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia.

Silva, Amanda Valente da January 2009 (has links)
p. 1-129 / Submitted by Santiago Fabio (fabio.ssantiago@hotmail.com) on 2013-04-08T19:17:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao AMANDA VALENTE 2009 SEG.pdf: 777548 bytes, checksum: ee01485b4903ccc4ec8ffc160482e253 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Meirelles(rodrigomei@ufba.br) on 2013-04-09T13:15:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao AMANDA VALENTE 2009 SEG.pdf: 777548 bytes, checksum: ee01485b4903ccc4ec8ffc160482e253 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-04-09T13:15:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao AMANDA VALENTE 2009 SEG.pdf: 777548 bytes, checksum: ee01485b4903ccc4ec8ffc160482e253 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / A América Latina, apesar da transição socioeconômica, ainda concentra elevados níveis de pobreza e fome. Isto aumenta a desigualdade e as suas consequências sobre os estudantes da educação básica. Este artigo desenvolve um diálogo entre as diferentes estruturas do Programa de Alimentação Escolar (PAE) em alguns países latino-americanos. O objetivo é contribuir para um aprofundamento das questões que envolvem a alimentação escolar como um direito humano. Seis países foram selecionados para a amostra (Brasil, Chile, Cuba, México, Panamá e Uruguai), considerando o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano (IDH), o engajamento destes países na área da alimentação escolar e a disponibilidade de informações oficiais e estudos científicos na área. A estratégia de revisão incluiu a investigação documental em fonte de origem governamental e não governamental, em páginas eletrônicas e bases científicas. As seguintes categorias foram consideradas na análise dos programas: 1.objetivos; 2.beneficiários; 3.tipo de cobertura; 4.tipo de benefício; 5.modelo de gestão e de participação e controle social; 6.sistemas de avaliação da implementação. Os resultados mostram que os programas são similares quanto aos objetivos ao atender às necessidades nutricionais dos escolares, incentivando a promoção de práticas alimentares saudáveis e reduzir a evasão escolar. A cobertura geralmente se concentra nos estudantes em situação de risco social. Apenas o Brasil formaliza a participação e o controle social do PAE, por meio do Conselho de Alimentação Escolar. Na maioria das situações consideradas, os programas são centralizados sob a gestão do Ministério da Educação. Somente Brasil e México adotam o modelo de descentralização. Finalmente, os resultados desta análise revelam que os programas ainda são carentes de mecanismos de monitoramento e avaliação de processos e resultados. As melhorias nesta área são relevantes para que os programas possam garantir a alimentação escolar como um direito universal. / Salvador

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