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The Peruvian government's lack of commitment in promoting the development of energy projects between 1935 and 1990 resulted in budget deficits and a scarcity of priva te investment in that sector. In the 1990s, this situation started to change. The threshold level was based on new legal agreements. This paper studies the interactions between the Peruvian government, firms and the international institutions in developing the energy market by means of oil and gas exploitation of oil and gas and improved quality services in the electricity sector. The paper also focuses on the quality of management capacities at different levels of government (central and local). lt illustrates the steps taken by the Fujimori government to strike a balance between energy sector management and privatization. To this end, regulatory policies were introduced to establish a climate of confidence between firms and consumers. Furthermore, policies were introduced to protect indigenous communities to forestal! actions that might be harmful to these people when prívate firms began to exploit natural resources in these areas. ; Desde 1935 hasta 1990 el desarrollo energético del Perú se basó en un aparente escenario de explotación del petróleo y en la falta de compromiso del Estado para explotar el gas natural. Tanto es así, que se caracterizó por el uso excesivamente politizado de herramientas de política que contribuyeron a su atraso en más de 20 años. No obstante, la aprobación de una nueva legislación modernizadora en la década de 1990 estableció un nuevo impulso de crecimiento en dicho sector. El presente documento analiza cada una de las etapas por las que ha atravesado el país para fomentar una posición competitiva en el sector energético. Desde costosas exploraciones y extracciones de petróleo ejecutadas por capital netamente extranjero en la década de 1930, hasta la expropiación por parte del Estado de la empresa canadiense lnternational Petroleum Company en 1968 y el camino a convertirse en un país netamente importador de petróleo. También se analiza el seudo-desarrollo hidroeléctrico que afrontó el Estado con falta de capacidad de gestión y principalmente la falta de recursos económicos que no pudieron ser apalancados ni con el sector privado. A todo esto siguió el escenario alentador de la década de 1990, cuando el gobierno de Fujimori, después de corregir todos los problemas económico-financieros generados en el gobierno de García, puso en marcha un conjunto de medidas que apuntaban hacia la privatización del sector. Entre ellas destacan la creación de procesos regulatorios, la protección del derecho de los pueblos nativos que se ubican alrededor de las áreas de explotación de recursos naturales, la transferencia de los recursos a los gobiernos locales y la participación activa de ONG ambientalistas, lo que trajo consigo la presencia de una sociedad vigilante ante la gestión del Estado.

This article analyzes Brazil's economic policy towards China in light of the major influx of Chinese imports and investment into Brazil in the 2000s. In particular, I explore the significance of domestic actors in the Brazilian political debate surrounding the entrada chinesa, and their success in pressuring the government to adopt protectionist policies. These dynamics are exemplified through a detailed case study on Chinese investment in the Brazilian soy industry. In sum, my findings underscore the ways in which Brazil is falling short of capturing the benefits presented by Chinese trade and investment. ; Este artículo analiza la política económica de Brasil ante China a la luz del mayor influjo de importaciones e inversión chinas en Brasil durante la década del 2000. En particular, exploro la importancia de los actores domésticos en el debate político brasileño en torno a la «entrada chinesa», y acerca de su éxito al ejercer presión sobre el gobierno para que este adopte políticas proteccionistas. Estas dinámicas son ejemplificadas mediante un estudio de caso detallado de la inversión china en la industria de soya de Brasil. En suma, mis hallazgos ponen énfasis en las formas en las que Brasil está desaprovechando los beneficios ofrecidos por el comercio y la inversión de China.

A Two Tiered Response by the University of Southern California School of Social Work, Work and Life Concentration, Masters of Social Work and Nurse Social Work Practitioner Sub-concentration in Military Social Work and Veterans Services And Post Graduate Certificate in Services to Military Personnel, Veterans and Their Families ; In response to the increased demand for trained professionals needed to assist in the transition, reintegration and care of America's returning warriors and their families, the University of Southern California, School of Social Work has undertaken the development of advanced graduate training in military social work and veterans services. ; Full Text

Soon after the election of Donald J. Trump as President-elect of the United States, many faculty, students, and staff throughout the country campaigned to have their campuses designated as sanctuaries. Although the concept of a sanctuary dates to the ancient Greek and Roman empires, it has special historical significance for the United States. For decades, sanctuaries have offered a wide range of individuals - including conscientious objectors to war and faith-based social activists - protection from targeted political prosecution (Lippert, 2013). Nevertheless, the call for a college or university to become a sanctuary is relatively new. The impetus for the call concerns President-elect Trumps repeated demand to reverse the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy and deport all undocumented individuals from the United States. Approximately 730,000 individuals who have applied and been approved for DACA are amongst those who might be deported (Hipsman, Gómez-Aguiñaga, & Capps, 2016). This report offers a brief overview of what the traditional understanding of a sanctuary has been and consider the current calls for colleges and universities to become sanctuaries. ; Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California