Atoms in the campus: Van de Graaff accelerators and the making of two major Latin American universities in 1950s Brazil and Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2021.1949493
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper deals with two cases of acquisition and construction of Van de Graaff accelerators in 1950s Latin America, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of São Paulo, respectively. A… read more here.
Keywords: graaff accelerators; major latin; brazil mexico; van graaff ... See more keywords
Financialization of housing policies in Latin America: a comparative perspective of Brazil and Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1680815
Abstract: Abstract The transformation of housing policies worldwide by the application of capital from the global financial markets has been the subject of recent research. This model leads to the reshaping of housing policies into a… read more here.
Keywords: brazil mexico; financialization housing; housing; policies latin ... See more keywords
The burden of osteoporosis in four Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina
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DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2019.1590843
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Osteoporosis is under-diagnosed and under-treated worldwide. Information on the burden of osteoporosis in Latin American countries is limited. This study aimed to estimate the economic burden of osteoporosis in adults aged 50–89 years in… read more here.
Keywords: mexico colombia; burden; burden osteoporosis; brazil mexico ... See more keywords
Understanding EU’s strategic partnerships in Latin America: a comparative assessment of EU-Brazil and EU-Mexico relations
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DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2018.1519485
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research on the EU-Brazil and EU-Mexico strategic partnerships are still scarce in the academia. In this context, this paper aims to contribute to the academic literature by briefly revisiting the process of establishment of… read more here.
Keywords: strategic partnerships; understanding strategic; partnerships latin; brazil mexico ... See more keywords
Beyond consensus: ideas and advocacy coalitions around cash transfer programs in Brazil and Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/19460171.2017.1352529
Abstract: ABSTRACT How do new social policies emerge? The literature on developed countries has put forth important assumptions about changes in welfare policies, particularly building on the work of Esping-Andersen. However, discussion of social protection policies… read more here.
Keywords: programs brazil; cash transfer; advocacy coalitions; brazil mexico ... See more keywords
Securitization, mafias and violence in Brazil and Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/23269995.2017.1406679
Abstract: ABSTRACTThe elites of Latin American societies, founded on genocide of indigenous peoples and the Atlantic slave trade, always manifested anxiety about mixed race ‘dangerous classes’ and used violence to ‘keep them in their proper place’.… read more here.
Keywords: violence; violence brazil; brazil mexico; securitization mafias ... See more keywords