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Mexico’s colonial and early postcolonial state-formation: A political-Marxist account

la literatura del marxismo político al contexto latinoamericano.Keywords : political Marxism; historical sociology; colonial state-formation; political economy; historicism. ... This paper analyses the agrarian hacienda as the chief defining political-economic institution that shaped class composition and state formation of colonial and early postcolonial Mexico. Following the

The Problem of Habitual Offender Laws in States with Felony Disenfranchisement

office due to felony disenfranchisement laws. Thus, habitual offender laws target a formally disenfranchised group—people with felony convictions. That creates an archetypal political process problem. As ... he should raise that concern in the political arena, not the courts, and cast his vote accordingly. The problem for Brooker, and the one that animates this Article, is that he cannot vote. Because of

The Conundrums of Hate Crime Prevention

could prevent hate crimes from occurring in the first place. Those measures potentially include educational initiatives, conflict resolution programs, political reforms, social services, or other ... , political reforms, social services, or other proactive efforts aimed at the root causes of hate crimes. Focusing on the public conversation around anti-Asian hate crimes, this Essay argues that very

Political, economic, and institutional aspects of oil and gas exploration and production in Brazil

The study takes an economic, political and institutional approach to oil and gas exploration and production in Brazil from the precursor explorations that took place in the Brasil Império to the ...  ] Twichell, J. (2015). The Political Economy of Hydrocarbon Sector Development Policy: A Comparative Case Study of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (Tese de Doutorado). University of Miami, Miami. Recuperado de

The Philosophy of Pluralism

metaphysics is to be traced to the great poem of Parmenides,who sets againstthis multiplicity of appearancesan eternal and uniform reality conformingto the demandsof reason.Parmenides' philosophy takes the form ... imaginationt,heir interestsand theirpassions.Spin­ oza's phHosophy,a prototype of a monist philosophy,stat>esin Ethics (Book IV, proposition69) that he is freewho isled by reasonaloneandsincefr eedom is

Citizenship and Taxes in Liberal Veracruz: The Personal Taxes, 1860-1890

interest in defining the causer in his character as a neighbor and as a citizen. From this perspective, it explores the political, institutional and social resources put into operation by the State Treasury ... consolidate the personal tax that audited all male neighbors of productive age. In the analysis, the political and institutional dimension was privileged to the extent that it is interesting to note that

History of Political and Economic Cooperation between Russia and Mexico at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2000-2019)

of development of Russian-Mexican cooperation in the diplomatic, economic, cultural and political spheres. The author concludes that even having a number of common ground on key international issues ... siempre. Referencias Borovkov, A. N. (1999). Mexico is at a new turn in economic and political development. Moscú: ila ras. [ Links ] Borovkov, A. N., Bulavin, V. I., Glinkin, A. N

The Hostile Takeover of the Banco de Comercio of 1954: Collision and Collusion between Mexican Political and Business Elites

illegal participation as chief purchaser of the foreign citizen William Jenkins, and, as this article argues, the state’s approval of the deal on the basis of the distinct political affiliations and ... political influence, prior to the bank nationalizations of 1982 (Ángel, 2012). The March 1954 buyout of the Banco de Comercio is remarkable not only for the subsequent ascent of its innovative chief

Judicial Resistance to New York's 2020 Criminal Legal Reforms

popular and political will to pass the reforms must extend beyond the passage of the law and must also create mechanisms to scrutinize, guide, and support the judiciary’s implementation of the law. ... . Although these reforms were democratic and popular, judges were not sufficiently incentivized to properly implement the changes. If reforms are to succeed, the popular and political will to pass the reforms

The Establishment of VAT in Mexico: A Political-economic Problem, 1968-1980

This article attempts to explain the establishment of the value added tax (vat) in Mexico with emphasis on political problems that the Mexican federation faced with diverse actors (states y taxpayers

Inventing Philosophy

It is often suggested that Americans do not have a culture of their own, or a philosophy of their own. However, this charge assumes a European model of culture and philosophy, which Americans need ... . These sophisticated realiz:ations, these evolutions in political consciousness which uotstrip American primitivismh,ave occurred, providentially enuogh, just as all chsoe colonies werebeing lsot. Noc

The Political Economy of Entrapment

Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons - THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENTRAPMENT RICHARD H. MCADAMS* INTRODUCTION By the time she was eighteen, Amy ... consider and critique the literature that seeks to justify the defense based on retributive theory, utilitarian theory, and political/institutional concerns. In each case, I do not claim that there is no

Racism and the Discourse of Phobias: Negrophobia, Xenophobia, and More—Dialogue with Kim and Sundstrom

progress in exploring connections between racism and the discourses of non-clinical and often political phobic classification. The hope is thus to shed some light on what racism is and what it isn’t by ... ties all “political discrimination” to xenophobia, which she understands as fear of, being apprehensive about, “certain kinds of strangers, namely those who do not conform to one’s preconceptions about

Risk-Based Sentencing and the Principles of Punishment

, INEQUALITY 247–48 (1993); G.A. Cohen, How to do Political Philosophy, in ON THE CURRENCY OF EGALITARIAN JUSTICE, AND OTHER ESSAYS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 228–29 (Michael Otsuka ed., 2011). to be punished.162 ... grateful to participants at the Stanford Law and Philosophy workshop for feedback on an early draft of this paper. And I owe special thanks to Juliana Bidadanure, Jessica Eaglin, James Forman Jr., Aziz Huq

Capitular Families and Political Power in the Cabildo of Buenos Aires, 1776-1810

This article analyzes the relationship between the nominations made for seats in the Cabildo of Buenos Aires between 1776 and 1810, and the relative position of political families in the capitular ... that corroborates the relationship between political power and the position of capitular families using social network analysis. Key words: families; political power; network analysis; Cabildo

Political instability, institutions and mortgage credit in Lima, Peru

and 1865. In particular, it explores the effects of political instability and institutional change on the allocation of mortgage credit. Based on a sample of more than 1 400 notarized records, the ... article suggests that political instability and institutional uncertainties led to the stagnation of credit markets in the 1830s and early 1840s. As Peru became more stable after 1845 and the risk of

Political instability, institutions and mortgage credit in Lima, Peru

and 1865. In particular, it explores the effects of political instability and institutional change on the allocation of mortgage credit. Based on a sample of more than 1 400 notarized records, the ... article suggests that political instability and institutional uncertainties led to the stagnation of credit markets in the 1830s and early 1840s. As Peru became more stable after 1845 and the risk of

Reconceiving Coercion-Based Criminal Defenses

is (prima facie) wrongful because it puts wrongful pressure on [the target’s] freedom to do otherwise.”); Mitchell Berman, Blackmail, in THE OXFORD HANDBOOK ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 37, 62 ... personal or social characteristics such as psychological or emotional vulnerability, economic hardship, lack of a social safety net, and experience of natural disasters or political instability.56

Political Class and Banking Sector in Argentina between the Interwar Years: the Case of Banco Español y del Río de la Plata

(1936-1942). Libro de Actas del Directorio y Asambleas Generales (vols. 1, 2, 3, 5). Buenos Aires: Autor. [ Links ] Calomiris, Ch. y Haber, S. (2014). Fragile by design: The political origins of

Afterword to Lunatics and Anarchists: Political Homicide in Chicago

Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons Part of the Criminal Law Commons; Criminology Commons; and the Criminology and Criminal - AFTERWORD TO "LUNATICS AND ANARCHISTS: POLITICAL HOMICIDE IN