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informes y documentos
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Democracy
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Cuba’s
Political Succession: From Fidel to Raul Castro.
[Congressional Research Service, RS22742, Library of Congress]. Mark
Sullivan. Web posted April 6, 2008.
Can Raul Castro Revive Cuba’s Private Sector?
[Brookings Institution]. Raj Desai]. March 10, 2008.
[pdf format, 6 pages].
Infrastructure Governance and Corruption: Where Next?
[Policy Research Working Paper, WPS4331, Sustainable Development
Network, Finance, Economics and Urban Division, World Bank]. August 27,
2007.[pdf format, 34 pages]
Haiti: Developments
and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns.
[Congressional Research Service (CRS), RL32294,
Library of Congress].
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32294.pdf [pdf
format, 45 pages]
Latin America’s New Security Reality: Irregular Asymmetric Conflict and
Hugo Chavez --Strategic Studies Institute,
U.S. Army War College
Weak Democracy,
Strong Information- The Role of Information Technology in the Rulemaking
Process
Ethics
Essentials: A Primer for New Judges on Conflicts, Outside Activities,
and Other Potential Pitfalls. [Judicial
Conference of the United States, Guidebook]
http://www.uscourts.gov/library/ethicsessentials.pdf
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Economy, business and
trade issues
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Trends in Sustainable Development, 2008-2009.
[Economic & Social Affairs, United Nations]. June 2008. [PDF format,
42 pages].
Where Does the Money Go?: Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid.
[Global Economy & Development, Brookings
Institute]. June 2008. [PDF format, 34 pages].
Shaping
Policies for the Future of the Internet Economy.
[Organisation for
Economic Co-Operation and Development]. June 2008. [PDF
format, 39 pages].
Integration in the Americas: One Idea for Plan B (Essay)
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017.
[Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and Food and
Agriculture Organization, U.N.]. May 2008.[PDF format, 73 pages].
Trading Nature. [World Wildlife Fund]. May
2008. [PDF format, 100 pages].
Was it Prices, Productivity or Policy? The Timing and Pace of Latin
American Industrialization After 1870.
[National Bureau
of Economic Research]. May 2008. [PDF format, 42 pages].
Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs.
[Congressional Research Service, RL33572,
Library of Congress]. May 18, 2008. [PDF format, 14
pages].
20% Wind Energy by 2030. [U.S. Department of Energy].
[PDF format, 248 pages].
Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity: Preliminary 2007
Statistics.
[Energy Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy]. May 2008.
[PDF format, 16 pages].
The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive
Development
--looks at how developing countries can achieve fast sustained and
equitable growth.
The Anatomy of Banking Crises. IMF Working Paper No. 08/93
Measuring the Informal Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean,
Working Paper No. 08/102
Economic
(In)Security: The Experience of the African-American and Latino
Middle Classes
[pdf]
Imports from Latin America May Help U.S. Meet Energy Goals.
[Oak Ridge National Laboratory, report on
biofuel capabilities]. March 4, 2008 [pdf format, 243
pages].
Creative Capitalism: Can It Meet the Needs of the World’s Poor?
[Hudson Institute, panel discussion
transcript]. January 30, 2008. [pdf format, 29 pages]
Index of Economic Freedom: 2008. [The
Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal]. Web posted
January 15, 2008.
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/downloads/Index2008.pdf
[pdf format, 422 pages]
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008.
[Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United
Nations]. January 9, 2008.
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2008files/wesp2008.pdf
[pdf format, 194 pages]
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Global Issues
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While Doha Sleeps:
Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation.
[CATO Institute]. June 17, 2008 [PDF format,
24 pages].
Tackling Corruption, Transforming Lives: Accelerating Human Development in Asia
and the Pacific.
[United Nations Development Programme]. June 14, 2008. [PDF format, 246 pages].
Controlling Unauthorized Immigration from Mexico: The Failure of “Prevention
through Deterrence” and the Need for Comprehensive Reform.
[Center for Comparative
Immigration Studies, UC-San Diego]. June 10, 2008. [PDF format, 10 pages].
Access,
Adequacy, and Equity in Education Technology.
[National Education Association].
June 11, 2008. [PDF format, 72 pages].
Coastal Capital:
Putting a Value on The Caribbean's Coral Reefs,
World Resources Institute
Crude Awakening:
Behind the Surge in Oil Prices.
Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas Economic Letter May 2008
Making
Trade Work for Developing Countries.
[Organisation for
Economic Co-Operation and Development]. May 2008.
World Economic and Social Survey 2008: Overcoming Economic Insecurity.
[Economic and Social Council, United Nations]. May 2008.
[PDF format, 22 pages].
Worst of the
Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies 2008.
[Freedom House]. May 2008.
Gangs in Central
America. [Congressional Research Service, RL34112,
Library of Congress]. Web posted May 10, 2008. [PDF format, 21 pages].
Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes.
[OECD Environment Working Papers]. April 2008. [PDF
format, 63 pages].
State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008. [World
Bank]. Web posted May 13, 2008. [PDF format, 78 pages].
The Food Chain
--
New York Times. Articles in
this series will examine growing demands on, and changes in, the world’s
production of food.
Climate Change and
Tourism’s Winners and Losers, YaleGlobal
The Threat of
Global Food Shortages – Part I ,YaleGlobal
Globalization’s
Aftershocks, YaleGlobal
Rising food prices: drivers and implications for development
As global food prices continue to rise, what are the
implications for global food policy and international development?
The
rice crisis: What needs to be done?
A background paper by the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI)
Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact Estimates by Country,
Center for Global Development
Merida
Initiative: Proposed U.S. Anticrime and Counter-drug Assistance for Mexico and
Central America.
[Congressional
Research Service, RS22837, Library of Congress]. Colleen W. Cook, et. al.
Released March 18, 2008.
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Security/Regional Stability/Alliance
Security
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Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2007.
[Identity Theft Resource Center]. Web
posted June 14, 2008. [PDF format, 37 pages].
The
Internet and Consumer Choice: Online Americans Use Different Search and
Purchase Strategies for Different Goods.
[Pew Internet & American Life Project].
May 23, 2008. [PDF format, 42 pages].
Index of State Weakness in the Developing WorldSource: Brookings Institution
Social Capital, Violence and Public Intervention: The Case of Cali.
[Economic and Sector Study Series, Region 3, Inter-American
Development Bank]. [pdf format, 40 pages]
Money
Laundering and Its Regulation.
[Research Department Working Paper Series 590,
Inter-American Development Bank].
National Security Archive
The Atomic Bomb and the
End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources
The Global War on Terror and U.S. Development Assistance: USAID
allocation by country, 1998-2005.
Toward a Revolution in Intelligence Affairs.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2005/RAND_TR242.pdf
National Defense Strategy of the United States of America.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/d20050318nds1.pdf
Port And
Maritime Security: Potential For Terrorist Nuclear Attack Using Oil
Tankers. [RS21997] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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U.S. Society & Values
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Confronting Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Foreign Policy.
[Council on Foreign Relations]. June 2008. [PDF format, 137
pages].
New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century
The
America COMPETES Act and the FY2009 Budget.
[Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress]. May 9,
2008. [PDF format, 21 pages].
Removing
Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders.
[Congressional Research Service, RL34444, Library
of Congress]. May 9, 2008. [PDF format, 19 pages].
Measuring
Immigrant Assimilation in the United States.
[Center for Civic Innovation, The Manhattan Institute]. May 2008. [PDF
format, 56 pages].
Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity--Congressional
Budget Office
The
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues.
[Congressional Research Service, RL33341, Library
of Congress]. Robert Bamberger. Web posted April 7, 2008.
Agricultural Projections to 2017. [U.S.
Department of Agriculture, OCE-2008-1]. February 10, 2008. [pdf
format, 110 pages]
Reaping the Rewards: How State Renewable Electricity Standards Are
Cutting Pollution,
Links to Key Documents in American History. Updated
December 1, 2004.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/other_documents/other_documents.cfm
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Reports featured
previously:
--Hydrogen Fuel
Initiative
--Global Risks: 2008: A Global Risk Network Report.
--The
Graying of the Great Powers: Demography and Geopolitics in the 21st Century.
--Overview of education
issues and programs in Latin America. U.S. Library of Congress.
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
--Index of State Weakness in the Developing World.
--Avian Flu
Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions.
--Globalization and Innovation in Emerging
Markets.
--The Energy Situation in the Western Hemisphere. [Center for Strategic and
International Studies ]
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