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Competition Law and Policy in Latin Americaby OECD Publishing
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 91.00The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) co-operate in competition law and policy to promote increased economic growth, employment and economic efficiency, and a higher average standard of living in the medium to long term. There is increasing consensus that sound competition law and policy are essential to achieving these goals. IDB-OECD co-operation in competition law and policy centres on annual meetings of the Latin American Competition Forum (LACF). LACF meetings include substantive roundtable discussions and peer reviews of national laws and institutions. The OECD and the IDB are pleased to participate in this work as part of their efforts to promote a better... more...
The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin Americaby Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcón
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 113.00Calleros examines the political evolution of the judiciary - a usually overlooked political actor - and its capacity to contribute to the process of democratic consolidation in Latin America. more...
Competition Law and Policy in Latin Americaby Eleanor M Fox; D. Daniel Sokol
Hart 2009; US$ 196.80This book offers an unparalleled analysis of the emerging law and economics of competition policy in Latin America. Nearly all Latin American countries now have competition laws and agencies to enforce them. Yet, these laws and agencies are relatively young. The relative youth of Latin American competition agencies and the institutional and political environment in which they operate limit the ability of agencies to effectively address anti-competitive conduct. Competition policy is a tool to overcome anti-market traditions in Latin America. Effective competition policy is critical to assisting in the growth of Latin American economies, their global competitiveness, and improving the welfare of domestic consumers. This book provides new region... more...
Constitutional Documents of Colombia and Panama 1793?1853 / Documentos Constitucionales de Colombia y Panamá 1793?1853 / Verfassungsdokumente Kolumbiens und Panamas 1793?1853by Bernd Marquardt
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 386.00Between 1793 and 1853 Columbia underwent a transition from being the Spanish viceroyalty New Granada to the Gran Columbia of liberator president Simón Bolívar, and on to become one of the most liberal republics in the contemporary world. The Constitutional Documents of Colombia and Panama 1793?1853 presents the first declaration of human rights in Spanish from the year 1793, along with the first constitutional charter of Ibero-America (that of the Free State of Socorro from 1810), as well as the previously little-known early constitutions of the Antioquia Republic from 1811. more...
The Legal Foundations of Inequalityby Roberto Gargarella
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 71.00This book examines the influence of opposing constitutional ideals during the 'founding period' of constitutionalism in the Americas. more...
Rule of Law In Central Americaby Mary Fran T. Malone
Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 130.00The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens' respect for the law in countries such as Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.The work opens with a brief review of the literature on the rule of law and legal socialization, followed by an historical overview of the democratization and justice reform in Central America from the 1990s to the present. Set as a comparative, micro-level study, the work then looks at an array of measures from citizens' toleration of government abuses of power to vigilante justice and the reporting of crime to police. Lastly, an empirical model is developed to predict citizens' attitudes, combining both these micro-level individual... more...
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