Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarly Works: Recent submissions
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Introductory Remarks - Symposium Articles on Globalization and Sovereignty
(University of Kansas Law Review, 2002-05) -
Preventive Detention of Sex Offenders
(University of Kansas Law Review, 2001) -
Discount factors and thresholds: Foreign investment when enforcement is imperfect
(Cambridge University Press, 2000)We consider a model that provides insight into the well-known Folk theorem in economics that when the discount factor beta is sufficiently close to 1, expropriation will never occur. Although this Folk theorem is true in ... -
Imperfect enforcement, foreign investment, and foreign aid
(Cambridge University Press, 2002-09)The lack of a supranational legal authority that can enforce private contracts across borders makes debt repayment in an international setting contingent on borrowers' willingness to pay rather than ability to pay. This ... -
Artisans and work in a Barcelona cotton factory (1770-1816)
(Cambridge University Press, 2000-04)The present article analyzes the crucial impact that artisan forms of organizing work had in the production of early cotton factories. By examining the case of the Sires factory in Barcelona, this article argues that ... -
Criminal Trials as Culture Wars : Southern Honor and the Acquital of Frank James
(University of Kansas Law Review, 2003-02) -
Seven Deadly Sins: An Assessment of Criticisms Directed at the International Monetary Fund
(University of Kansas Law Review, 2004-04) -
For Richer or Poorer: Assessing the Criticisms Directed at the Multilateral Development Banks
(University of Kansas Law Review, 2004-01) -
On differentiation in applied behavior analysis
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1985)Four metaphorical types of activity in the field of applied behavior analysis are considered: prospecting, farming, building, and guiding. Advantages of each sphere are noted, and benefits of this division of labor to the ... -
Cooperation and conflict in the evolution of signal interactions
(Annual Review, 1994-11) -
Behavior analysis and public policy
(Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1988)Discusses the contexts and processes of policymaking, focusing on agenda formation and policy adoption, implementation, and review; and on the legislative and executive processes. Issues are outlined regarding the roles ... -
Capital controls and foreign direct investment
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2004-03)This paper examines the effect of three types of capital control policies on FDI (a) the existence of multiple exchange rates; (b) restrictions on capital account, and (c) restrictions on the repatriation of export proceeds. ... -
Taxonomy: impediment or expedient
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Evaluating community coalitions for prevention of substance abuse: The case of project freedom
(Sage Publications, Inc., 1997)In the United States alone, there are more than 2,000 community coalitions to address local concerns about abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This article describes an evaluation system used to examine the process, ... -
Ethnicity and sexuality
(ANNUAL REVIEWS, 2000)This paper explores the connections between ethnicity and sexuality. Racial, ethnic, and national boundaries are also sexual boundaries. The borderlands dividing racial, ethnic, and national identities and communities ... -
A review of collaborative partnerships as a strategy for improving community health
(Annual Reviews, 2000)Collaborative partnerships (people and organizations from multiple sectors working together in common purpose) are a prominent strategy for community health improvement. This review examines evidence about the effects of ...