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Aproximaciones Psicosociales a la Corrupción: Una Revisión Teórica
2017
Corruption is widespread in current societies; despite its social relevance, it has been studied mostly from economic perspectives. The article reviews and critically analyzes corruption from different social psychology approaches, both in the Anglophone and Latin American settings. Regarding the former, the article highlights the influence of peer behaviors and social norms, risk perceptions, the role of emotions, behavioral ethics and the relationship of corruption to power Regarding the latter, the Latin American models focus on the influence of supra-individual structures such as ethical values and institutions on the individual’s conduct. It is proposed that research on this topic look…
Assessing Pension System Reforms in Latin America
2004
During the 1980s and 1990s sweeping structural changes were made to social security systems in a number of Latin American countries. This paper aims to assess the impact of those reforms, showing their possible limitations, risks and internal malfunctions. The impact on the following will be considered: (a) coverage; (b) risks and uncertainty; (c) redistributive aspects; (d) savings; and (e) the administration and management costs of the new system.
Globalización y ciudadanía
2008
Ponencia en el "XII Encuentro galego-portugués de Educadores por la Paz", 18-20 de abril de 2008, Vigo. Organizado por Xesús R. Jares.
On Adcatomus ciudadus Karsch 1880, a remarkable spider species from Lima, with comments on South American Sparassidae (Arachnida, Araneae)
2008
The ♂-holotype of Adcatomus ciudadus Karsch 1880 was located in the Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt-Universitat Berlin and recognized as a representative of the spider family Sparassidae. A redescription of the holotype is given and the systematic position of the species is discussed. A review on taxonomic work on South American Sparassidae is also given. Der ♂-Holotyp von Adcatomus ciudadus Karsch 1880 wurde im Zoologischen Museum der Humboldt-Universitat Berlin ausfindig gemacht und als Vertreter der Spinnenfamilie Sparassidae identifiziert. Der Holotyp wird beschrieben und seine systematische Stellung diskutiert. Es wird ein zusammenfassender Ruckblick auf taxonomische Arbeiten uber sud…
Notes about a new pest (Spodoptera littoralis (Boisdval, 1833) on fennel and a case of larval allotrophy of Gortina xanthenes (Germar) on Avocado fru…
1998
Current and New Insights in the Sustainable and Green Recovery of Nutritionally Valuable Compounds from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni.
2015
International audience; The South American plant Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a great source of noncaloric sweeteners (steviol glycosides), mainly concentrated in its leaves, but also has important antioxidant compounds (vitamin C, polyphenols, chlorophylls, and carotenoids) and other important macro- and micronutrients such as folic acid and all of the essential amino acids except tryptophan. Traditionally, conventional methods have been used to recover nutritionally valuable compounds from plant food matrices. However, nowadays, the need for obtaining greener, sustainable, and viable processes has led both food industries and food scientists to develop new processes in full correspondence…
Europa traicionada
2002
La educación en América Latina hoy en el horizonte de la agenda educativa post 2015
2016
The year 2030 marks the renewed limit adopted by the international community —through its governmental and non-governmental organizations— for the achievement of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the six goals of the Education for All (EFA). We present here a general approach to some of the issues that define and condition the current state of education in Latin America in the wake of the post-2015 agenda. To this end, some key conditioning factors of the context, such as the social and economic inequality that characterizes the region, will be addressed. Likewise, documents generated within the governmental and institutional fields —directly related to education at all level…
Industrial ecology and sustainable change: inertia and transformation in Mexican agro-industrial sugarcane clusters
2021
This article explores the capacity of industrial ecology to generate sustainable development in Latin America’s agro-industrial clusters. An evolutionary analytical approach is outlined, which is u...
Crisis climática y desarrollo territorial. En busca de alternativas al capitalismo neoliberal desregulado
2020
Resumen. En el presente trabajo se pretende exponer cómo el enfoque del Desarrollo Territorial debe ser parte de las acciones globales por un mundo más justo, sostenible y solidario. Por ello he tratado de vincular en este texto las argumentaciones críticas y los movimientos sociales surgidos contra la crisis financiera, económica y social en los países desarrollados, con los movimientos sociales y socio-ambientales que se han levantado en América Latina y en otras partes del mundo en estas últimas décadas. A partir de una amplia y profunda reflexión teórica, derivada de la experiencia profesional adquirida en la promoción de iniciativas de Desarrollo Económico Local, tanto desde el punto d…