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The Economics of a Breakaway Football League

The Rise and Fall of Colombia's El Dorado in the 1950s

by Jorge Tovar, Andrés Álvarez ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance
Throughout the history of football, new leagues have periodically emerged offering high salaries to lure foreign stars — the United States, Japan, and China being prominent examples. Less well known, however, is the case of Colombia. The Colombian professional football league was a brief but remarkable experiment that attracted top South American and European players in the early 1950s, commonly ... Read more

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Throughout the history of football, new leagues have periodically emerged offering high salaries to lure foreign stars — the United States, Japan, and China being prominent examples. Less well known, however, is the case of Colombia. The Colombian professional football league was a brief but remarkable experiment that attracted top South American and European players in the early 1950s, commonly
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Scandinavia and South America—A Tale of Two Capitalisms

Essays on Comparative Developments in Trade, Industrialisation and Inequality since 1850

Edited by Jorge Álvarez, Svante Prado ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book takes a comparative approach to economic history to offer ways to increase our understanding of the divergence between South America and Scandinavia. In particular, the book aims to deepen our understanding of why the two groups of countries have set out on radically different pathways with regard to industrialisation, long-term economic growth and income distribution.The book draws ... Read more

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This book takes a comparative approach to economic history to offer ways to increase our understanding of the divergence between South America and Scandinavia. In particular, the book aims to deepen our understanding of why the two groups of countries have set out on radically different pathways with regard to industrialisation, long-term economic growth and income distribution.The book draws
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Economic Gains From Gender Inclusion

New Mechanisms, New Evidence

by Jonathan David Ostry, Jorge Alvarez, Raphael A Espinoza, Chris Papageorgiou ...

While progress has been made in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the last 20 years, large gaps remain. The latest Fund research shows that improving gender diversity can result in larger economic gains than previously thought. Indeed, gender diversity brings benefits all its own. Women bring new skills to the workplace. This may reflect social norms and their impact on ... Read more

$4.99 USD

While progress has been made in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the last 20 years, large gaps remain. The latest Fund research shows that improving gender diversity can result in larger economic gains than previously thought. Indeed, gender diversity brings benefits all its own. Women bring new skills to the workplace. This may reflect social norms and their impact on
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Theatre and Cartographies of Power

Repositioning the Latina/o Americas

by Violeta Luna, Jorge Dubatti, Ileana Diéguez, Patricio Vallejo Aristizábal, Gustavo Ott, Gad Guterman1, Brian Eugenio Herrera3, Diana Taylor4, Migdalia Cruz5, Diego La Hoz6, Virginia Grise8, Katherine Zien9, Carlos Cortez Minchillo0, Concepción León Mora2, Debra A. Castillo3, Elaine Romero4, Beatriz Rizk5, Roxana Avila Harper6, Diego Aramburo7, Ana Correa8, April Sweeney9, Astrid Hadad0, Eberto B. García Abreu2, Claudio Valdés Kuri4, Jean Graham-Jones6, Alma Martinez7, Natalie Alvarez8, Josefina Báez9, Jorge Huerta0, Guillermo Verdecchia1 ...

Translated by Anna White-Nockleby, Alejandra Marín Pineda, J. Engel Szwaja Franken, Paul Carranza0, Gad Guterman2, Armando Garcia7, Kevin G. McDonald1, Judith Iliana Villanueva1, Martha Herrera-Lasso3, Hector Garza5 ...

Series series Theater in the Americas
From the colonial period to independence and into the twenty-first century, Latin American culture has been mapped as a subordinate “other” to Europe and the United States. This collection reconsiders geographical space and power and the ways in which theatrical and performance histories have been constructed throughout the Americas. Essays bridge political, racial, gender, class, and national ... Read more

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From the colonial period to independence and into the twenty-first century, Latin American culture has been mapped as a subordinate “other” to Europe and the United States. This collection reconsiders geographical space and power and the ways in which theatrical and performance histories have been constructed throughout the Americas. Essays bridge political, racial, gender, class, and national
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The Politics of Religious Tourism

by Silvia Aulet Serrallonga, Valentina Castronuovo, Stefania Cerutti, Charlotte Lee, Panagiota Manoli, Dane Munro, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Dr Daniel H Olsen, Masahiro Omae, Maria Angelica Alvarez Orozco, Jorge Olleros-Rodriguez, Spyridon Parthenis, Dr Elisa Piva, Xosé M. Santos, Francisco Singul, Associate Professor Anna Trono ...

Series series CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series
Addressing a dearth of literature in this area, this book provides a comprehensive overview and framework of study of the politics of religious tourism. Existing work shows awareness that politics is present but the approach has been one of benign neglect, and/or a priori assumptions about the role of politics in the management of sacred sites. Previous literature is fragmented into various ... Read more

$98.99 USD

Addressing a dearth of literature in this area, this book provides a comprehensive overview and framework of study of the politics of religious tourism. Existing work shows awareness that politics is present but the approach has been one of benign neglect, and/or a priori assumptions about the role of politics in the management of sacred sites. Previous literature is fragmented into various
... Read more

Does North America Exist?

Governing the Continent After NAFTA and 9/11

by Stephen Clarkson ...

In the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, renowned public intellectual and scholar Stephen Clarkson asks whether North America "exists" in the sense that the European Union has made Europe exist.Clarkson's rigorous study of the many political and economic relationships that link Canada, the United States, and Mexico answers this unusual ... Read more

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In the wake of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, renowned public intellectual and scholar Stephen Clarkson asks whether North America "exists" in the sense that the European Union has made Europe exist.Clarkson's rigorous study of the many political and economic relationships that link Canada, the United States, and Mexico answers this unusual
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Cultural Heritage and Tourism

An Introduction

by Dr. Dallen J. Timothy ...

Series Book 7 - Aspects of Tourism Texts
Comprehensive coverage of international cultural heritage tourism management.Cultural heritage is one of the most important tourism resources in the world. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical overview and applied knowledge of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts and management concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism.The second edition has been updated to ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Comprehensive coverage of international cultural heritage tourism management.Cultural heritage is one of the most important tourism resources in the world. This book provides a comprehensive theoretical overview and applied knowledge of the issues, practices, current debates, concepts and management concerns associated with cultural heritage-based tourism.The second edition has been updated to
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On the Plaza

The Politics of Public Space and Culture

by Setha M. Low ...

Robert B. Textor Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology, American Anthropological Association, 2000Honorable Mention, Victor Turner Award, Society for Humanistic Anthropology, 2001Leeds Prize, Society of Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology, 2001Friendly gossip, political rallies, outdoor concerts, drugs, shoeshines, and sex-for-sale—almost every aspect of Latin ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Robert B. Textor Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology, American Anthropological Association, 2000Honorable Mention, Victor Turner Award, Society for Humanistic Anthropology, 2001Leeds Prize, Society of Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology, 2001Friendly gossip, political rallies, outdoor concerts, drugs, shoeshines, and sex-for-sale—almost every aspect of Latin
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The World

A Beginner's Guide

by Göran Therborn ...

What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's world together with their interconnections forged, and what is driving human society in our times? In short, what is the state of the world today as we enter the second decade of the 21st century?This is the first book which deals with planetary human ... Read more

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What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's world together with their interconnections forged, and what is driving human society in our times? In short, what is the state of the world today as we enter the second decade of the 21st century?This is the first book which deals with planetary human
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Decentralization and Popular Democracy

Governance from Below in Bolivia

by Jean-Paul Faguet ...

Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to ... Read more

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Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to
... Read more
Hybrid Cultures

Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity

by Nestor Garcia Canclini ...

Translated by Christopher L. Chiappari, Silvia L. Lopez ...

When it was originally published, Hybrid Cultures was foundational to Latin American cultural studies. This now-classic work features a new introduction in which Nestor Garcia Canclini calls for a cultural politics to contain the damaging effects of globalization and responds to relevant theoretical developments over the past decade.Garcia Canclini questions whether Latin America can compete in a ... Read more

$17.99 USD

When it was originally published, Hybrid Cultures was foundational to Latin American cultural studies. This now-classic work features a new introduction in which Nestor Garcia Canclini calls for a cultural politics to contain the damaging effects of globalization and responds to relevant theoretical developments over the past decade.Garcia Canclini questions whether Latin America can compete in a
... Read more
Other Cities, Other Worlds

Urban Imaginaries in a Globalizing Age

Edited by Andreas Huyssen ...

Other Cities, Other Worlds brings together leading scholars of cultural theory, urban studies, art, anthropology, literature, film, architecture, and history to look at non-Western global cities. The contributors focus on urban imaginaries, the ways that city dwellers perceive or imagine their own cities. Paying particular attention to the historical and cultural dimensions of urban life, they ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Other Cities, Other Worlds brings together leading scholars of cultural theory, urban studies, art, anthropology, literature, film, architecture, and history to look at non-Western global cities. The contributors focus on urban imaginaries, the ways that city dwellers perceive or imagine their own cities. Paying particular attention to the historical and cultural dimensions of urban life, they
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