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  • URUCIB - URUguay CIBernetico - Successfully implementing Stafford Beer´s ideas

    by Victor Ganon ...
    When the Internet did not exist, a true technological revolution occurred within the Uruguayan State as the country was regaining its democracy.The URUguay CIBernetico project (Cybernetic Uruguay or URUCIB for short) was a real-time information system for government decision-making. This system was ahead of its time and was later replicated in several countries, which in today´s world gains ... Read more

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    Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile

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  • Coding Places

    Software Practice in a South American City

    by Yuri Takhteyev ...
    Series series Acting with Technology
    An examination of software practice in Brazil that reveals both the globalization and the localization of software development.Software development would seem to be a quintessential example of today's Internet-enabled “knowledge work”—a global profession not bound by the constraints of geography. In Coding Places, Yuri Takhteyev looks at the work of software developers who inhabit two contexts: a ... Read more

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  • Doing Business in Paraguay - An Insider's Guide to Success

    Business travel, establishing companies, investments, HR, marketing

    by Kerstin Teicher ...
    Paraguay is one of the few countries in Latin America that has positive economic data and a stable economy and democracy, despite large, crisis-ridden neighbors such as Argentina and Brazil. The country's growth has been financially stable for years - reason enough to take a closer look at Paraguay when making an investment decision in Latin America. In its 130 pages, the book offers information ... Read more

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  • The Handbook of Spanish Language Media

    by Alan Albarran ...
    With the rise of Spanish language media around the world, The Handbook of Spanish Language Media provides an overview of the field and its emerging issues. This Handbook will serve as the definitive source for scholars interested in this emerging field of study; not only to provide background knowledge of the various issues and topics relevant to Spanish language media, but also to establish ... Read more

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  • The Politics of the Internet in Third World Development

    Challenges in Contrasting Regimes with Case Studies of Costa Rica and Cuba

    by Bert Hoffmann ...
    Series series Latin American Studies
    This book examines the political and developmental implications of the new information and communication technologies (NICT) in the Third World. Whereas the concept of the "digital divide" tends to focus on technological and quantitative indicators, this work stresses the crucial role played by the political regime type, the pursued development model and the specific configuration of actors and ... Read more

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  • Mexican Business Culture

    Essays on Tradition, Ethics, Entrepreneurship and Commerce and the State

    Edited by John T. Hyatt, Carlos M. Coria-Sánchez ...
    Western business owners and managers are increasingly interested in doing business in Mexico. Yet few have thoroughly investigated the country's business climate and culture. This collection of new essays by contributors who work in and research the business culture of Mexico takes a combined academic and real-world look at the country's vibrant and dynamic commerce. Topics include business and ... Read more

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  • Technology of the Oppressed

    Inequity and the Digital Mundane in Favelas of Brazil

    by David Nemer ...
    Series series The Information Society Series
    How Brazilian favela residents engage with and appropriate technologies, both to fight the oppression in their lives and to represent themselves in the world.Brazilian favelas are impoverished settlements usually located on hillsides or the outskirts of a city. In Technology of the Oppressed, David Nemer draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork to provide a rich account of how favela residents ... Read more

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  • Timber Traceability – a Management Tool for Governments: Case Studies from Latin America

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    There are growing demands for countries to develop national timber traceability systems. These demands range from a country's own needs to track timber and collect associated revenues consistently, to international demands for due diligence regarding the legality of the timber for imports, and in some cases where a country has entered into a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU. In ... Read more

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  • Manual of Mediation and Arbitration in Intellectual Property

    model for developing countries

    by Alice Kelly ...
    Manual of Mediation and Arbitration in Intellectual Property: Model for Developing Countries, written by Alice Kelly, this book is for students, professionals, and researchers who perform their services in the Intellectual Property field. The book offers a practical and innovative approach for Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR), with solid examples, and clear orientations about arbitration and ... Read more

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  • Managing Human Resources in Latin America

    An Agenda for International Leaders

    Edited by Marta Elvira, Anabella Davila ...
    Series series Global HRM
    In addition to providing the reader with a thorough overview of the trends in HR strategies and practice and the challenges faced by HR executives in Latin America, this book also explores cultural issues critical to conducting business and understanding human resource management in this region.Structured in two distinct parts, Davila and Elvira's comprehensive book moves from a general overview ... Read more

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  • The Brazilian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization

    The Rise of the Corporate Legal Sector and its Impact on Lawyers and Society

    Edited by Luciana Gross Cunha, Daniela Monteiro Gabbay, José Garcez Ghirardi, David M. Trubek, David B. Wilkins ...
    This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of globalization's impact on the Brazilian legal profession. Employing original data from nine empirical studies, the book details how Brazil's need to restructure its economy and manage its global relationships contributed to the emergence of a new 'corporate legal sector' - a sector marked by increasingly large and sophisticated law firms and ... Read more

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