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The Roller-Coaster Election of 2008 (ARI)
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ARI 123/2008 - 10/10/2008
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Matthew Continetti
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The year 2008 will see the most open US Presidential election in
decades as neither an incumbent President nor Vice-president is running.
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Armed Forces Participation in Populist Nationalist Projects in Latin America (WP)
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WP 36/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/10/2008
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Sonia Alda Mejías
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Given the existence of a common problem that to differing degrees
affects the entire region, it is worth considering whether the changes
being introduced by the current populist nationalist governments
include measures that will ensure civilian control of the armed forces
in the sphere of defence.
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Elections, Mediation and Deadlock in Zimbabwe? (ARI)
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ARI 119/2008 - 8/10/2008
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Brian Raftopoulos
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The mixture of hope and despair that followed the March 2008 elections
in Zimbabwe and the ensuing violence gave way to the new possibilities
offered by the political agreement signed by Zanu PF, the MDC
(Tsvangirai) and the MDC (Mutambara) on 11 September 2008.
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The Other Immigrants: EU Citizens from Rich Countries (WP)
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WP 37/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 6/10/2008
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Carmen González Enríquez
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Only a
quarter of foreigners from the most developed countries in the EU who
live in Spain are pensioners. The rest belong to the active
population, and their educational and occupational levels are higher
than those of the Spanish population, and considerably higher than
those of the rest of the immigrant population.
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The Subprime Crisis and the Lender of Last Resort (ARI)
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ARI 106/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 1/10/2008
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Santiago Fernández de Lis
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This ARI
reviews the traditional doctrine regarding the role of central banks
as lenders of last resort, in view of the financial crisis which
began in the summer of 2007.
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Trade and the US Presidential Election (ARI)
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ARI 113/2008 - 24/9/2008
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Daniel Griswold
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The US Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have
embraced sharply different positions on the important issue of
international trade.
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The Slovenian Presidency of the EU Council: How the 16th Member State Performed (ARI)
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ARI 105/2008 - 16/9/2008
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Sabina Kajnc
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The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of
2008 was symbolic in terms of rounding off the 2004/07 Enlargements of
the European Union (EU) by testing the ability of a new member state to
engage actively in EU politics. The
challenges Slovenia had to face during its term in office, however,
exceeded the merely symbolic and pointed to shortcomings, with lessons
for the EU, for future Presidencies and for each member state.
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Cuba: Democracy for a Possible Nation (WP)
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WP 30/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 16/9/2008
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Manuel Cuesta Morúa
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The aim of this Working Paper is to provide some conclusions and practical recommendations regarding possible policies to be implemented by governments interested in favouring -as third parties- the success of a gradual democratic transformation of the Cuban regime on the basis of an agreed and non-violent process.
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Remittances for Development?: A Case Study of the Impact of Remittances on Human Development in Ecuador
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12/9/2008
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FLACSO-Elcano Royal Institute
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This paper analyses the impact of remittances on a set of human development variables in Ecuador. It is focused on education and health indicators, as well on some other consumption variables. Prepared by Juan Ponce (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Ecuador) and Iliana Olivié (Elcano Royal Institute’s Senior Analyst on International Cooperation and Development), the study was presented in two workshops held at the Elcano Royal Institute (Madrid) and at CIDOB (Barcelona) on 3 and 5 June 2008, respectively. It was also presented on 10 June in a specific session on Remittances held at the World Bank’s 2008 ABCDE in Cape Town (South Africa).
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