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On a proposal to replace Congress with a council of 13 people, elected by preferential ballot. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Publisher's "Review copy for release Jul 20 1933" slip laid in. ; In original paper covers.

TD/COCOA.6/7: International Cocoa Agreement, 1980, Geneva, 27. October 1980. 53 S.; TD/COCOA.6/8: Meeting convened pursuant to article 66, paragraph 3, of the International Cocoa Agreement, 1980. Geneva, 29. June 1981. GE.81-53805. 1 Bl

In 2010 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 64/255 declaring 2011-2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety with the main goal of stabilizing and then reducing the level of road traffic fatalities (United Nations, 2010). Support for this action from the world's governments reflects the growing awareness that road traffic accidents and fatalities constitute a global public health problem. In short, the fact that 1.24 million people lost their lives on the roads in 2010 (World Health Organization [WHO], 2013a) and that traffic injuries were the eighth leading cause of death globally (Lozano et al., 2012) can no longer be overlooked.

Road safety is a global health problem and its severity in developing countries highlights the need for research to address its causes. We explore the effect of institutional variables on road safety, redressing the literature's failure to consider political institutions as road safety determinants. Specifically, we analyze the effect on traffic accidents and fatalities of different political regimes, electoral rules and forms of government and we control for other factors. By drawing on an international sample of countries taken over a long time-span, we find that democratic institutions are associated with better road safety. The beneficial effects of democratization become apparent after about four years in countries undergoing a regime transition and are also discernible in established democracies that are consolidating their political institutions. Finally, our results suggest that road safety can be characterized as a local public good and that its provision is greater in parliamentary systems.

1 p. A typed letter on plain stationery paper from University of Oregon Acting President William C. Jones to State Representative Robert B. Duncan, dated April 14, 1961. Jones is thanking the Congressman for sending him copies of his correspondence with Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Copia digital. Madrid : Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, 2016

Copia digital. Madrid : Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, 2016