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• 1. South America's central role in migration and citizenship law
• Part I. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: 2. Open borders in the nineteenth century: constructing the national, the citizen and the foreigner
• 3. The construction of the Hispano-American legal figure in the nineteenth century
• 4. The legal construction of the foreigner as undesirable in twentieth century South America
• Part II. Consolidation and Transition into the Twenty-First Century: 5. The construction of the irregular immigrant: the principle of non-criminalisation of undocumented migration
• 6. The right to migrate as a fundamental right? The construction of the foreigner through equal treatment
• 7. Open borders and the construction of a South American citizen
• 8. Conclusion: constructing and deconstructing the foreigner: an innovative and exceptional approach?
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Since the turn of the century, South American governments and regional organisations have adopted the world's most open discourse on migration and citizenship. At a time when restrictive choices were becoming increasingly predominant around the world, South American policymakers presented their discourse as being both an innovative and exceptional 'new paradigm' and part of a morally superior, avant-garde path in policymaking. This book provides a critical examination of the South American legal framework through a historical and comparative analysis. Diego Acosta uses this analysis to assess whether the laws are truly innovative and exceptional, as well as evaluating their feasibility, strengths and weaknesses. By analysing the legal construction of the national and the foreigner in ten South American countries during the last two centuries, he demonstrates how different citizenship and migration laws have functioned, as well as showing why states have opted for certain regulation choices, and the consequence of these choices for state- and nation-building in the continent. An invaluable insight for anyone interested in global migration and citizenship discussions.
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• Preface
• South America's central role in migration and citizenship law
• Open borders in the nineteenth century : constructing the national, the citizen and the foreigner
• The construction of the Hispano-American legal figure in the nineteenth century
• The legal construction of the foreigner as undesirable in twentieth-century South America
• The construction of the irregular immigrant : the principle of non-criminalisation of undocumented migration
• The right to migrate as a fundamental right? : the construction of the foreigner through equal treatment
• Open borders and the construction of a South American citizen
• Conclusion: Constructing and deconstructing the foreigner : an innovative and exceptional approach?

Since the turn of the century, South American governments and regional organisations have adopted the world's most open discourse on migration and citizenship. At a time when restrictive choices were becoming increasingly predominant around the world, South American policymakers presented their discourse as being both an innovative and exceptional 'new paradigm' and part of a morally superior, avant-garde path in policymaking. This book provides a critical examination of the South American legal framework through a historical and comparative analysis. Diego Acosta uses this analysis to assess whether the laws are truly innovative and exceptional, as well as evaluating their feasibility, strengths and weaknesses. By analysing the legal construction of the national and the foreigner in ten South American countries during the last two centuries, he demonstrates how different citizenship and migration laws have functioned, as well as showing why states have opted for certain regulation choices, and the consequence of these choices for state- and nation-building in the continent. An invaluable insight for anyone interested in global migration and citizenship discussions.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Les problémes posés par une autonomie étatique quasi illimitée
• Les solutions possibles pour une meilleure incorporation des normes du mercosur
• La répartition des compétences nationales
• L'exercice des compétences nationales.

• Prólogo: Constitucionalismo crítico y poder constituyente / Ricardo Sánchez Ángel
• El estado plurinacional de Bolivia
• El camino hacia el estado plurinacional en Ecuador
• Democracia participativa en Venezuela : ¿continuismo o revolución?
• Estado peruano y Fujimorismo
• Bipartidismo y razón constituyente en Colombia
• Formas de estatalidad y sus transformaciones en América Latina.

Primarily a commentary on the Tratado de Derecho Civil Internacional and other treaties on international commercial law and international criminal law drafted and signed at the Congreso Sud-americano de Derecho Internacional Privado in 1889.

• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction
• 1. Compliance and Enforcement 2. Measuring Tax Compliance in Chile and Argentina 3. Taxpayers' Perceptions of Government Enforcement 4. General Deterrence: Impunity and Sanctions in Taxation 5. Specific Deterrence and Its Effects on Individual Compliance 6. The Role of Trust, Reciprocity, and Solidarity in Tax Compliance 7. Social Mechanisms in Tax Evasion and Tax Compliance Conclusion: Tax Compliance and the Law
• Appendix A: On the Data Appendix B: A Game Theory Approach to the Logic of Tax Compliance Appendix C: A Simulative Game: The Effects of Enforcement Appendix D: The State, the Law, and the Rule of Law References Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Few tasks are as crucial for the future of democracy in Latin America--and, indeed, in other underdeveloped areas of the world--as strengthening the rule of law and reforming the system of taxation. In this book, Marcelo Bergman shows how success in getting citizens to pay their taxes is related intimately to the social norms that undergird the rule of law. The threat of legal sanctions is itself insufficient to motivate compliance, he argues. That kind of deterrence works best when citizens already have other reasons to want to comply, based on their beliefs about what is fair and about how their fellow citizens are behaving. The problem of "free riding, " which arises when cheaters can count on enough suckers to pay their taxes so they can avoid doing so and still benefit from the government's supply of public goods, cannot be reversed just by stringent law, because the success of governmental enforcement ultimately depends on the social equilibrium that predominates in each country. Culture and state effectiveness are inherently linked. Using a wealth of new data drawn from his own multidimensional research involving game theory, statistical models, surveys, and simulations, Bergman compares Argentina and Chile to show how, in two societies that otherwise share much in common, the differing traditions of rule of law explain why so many citizens evade paying taxes in Argentina--and why, in Chile, most citizens comply with the law. In the concluding chapter, he draws implications for public policy from the empirical findings and generalizes his argument to other societies in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction
• 1. Compliance and Enforcement 2. Measuring Tax Compliance in Chile and Argentina 3. Taxpayers' Perceptions of Government Enforcement 4. General Deterrence: Impunity and Sanctions in Taxation 5. Specific Deterrence and Its Effects on Individual Compliance 6. The Role of Trust, Reciprocity, and Solidarity in Tax Compliance 7. Social Mechanisms in Tax Evasion and Tax Compliance Conclusion: Tax Compliance and the Law
• Appendix A: On the Data Appendix B: A Game Theory Approach to the Logic of Tax Compliance Appendix C: A Simulative Game: The Effects of Enforcement Appendix D: The State, the Law, and the Rule of Law References Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Few tasks are as crucial for the future of democracy in Latin America--and, indeed, in other underdeveloped areas of the world--as strengthening the rule of law and reforming the system of taxation. In this book, Marcelo Bergman shows how success in getting citizens to pay their taxes is related intimately to the social norms that undergird the rule of law. The threat of legal sanctions is itself insufficient to motivate compliance, he argues. That kind of deterrence works best when citizens already have other reasons to want to comply, based on their beliefs about what is fair and about how their fellow citizens are behaving. The problem of "free riding, " which arises when cheaters can count on enough suckers to pay their taxes so they can avoid doing so and still benefit from the government's supply of public goods, cannot be reversed just by stringent law, because the success of governmental enforcement ultimately depends on the social equilibrium that predominates in each country. Culture and state effectiveness are inherently linked. Using a wealth of new data drawn from his own multidimensional research involving game theory, statistical models, surveys, and simulations, Bergman compares Argentina and Chile to show how, in two societies that otherwise share much in common, the differing traditions of rule of law explain why so many citizens evade paying taxes in Argentina--and why, in Chile, most citizens comply with the law. In the concluding chapter, he draws implications for public policy from the empirical findings and generalizes his argument to other societies in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction
• 1. Compliance and Enforcement 2. Measuring Tax Compliance in Chile and Argentina 3. Taxpayers' Perceptions of Government Enforcement 4. General Deterrence: Impunity and Sanctions in Taxation 5. Specific Deterrence and Its Effects on Individual Compliance 6. The Role of Trust, Reciprocity, and Solidarity in Tax Compliance 7. Social Mechanisms in Tax Evasion and Tax Compliance Conclusion: Tax Compliance and the Law
• Appendix A: On the Data Appendix B: A Game Theory Approach to the Logic of Tax Compliance Appendix C: A Simulative Game: The Effects of Enforcement Appendix D: The State, the Law, and the Rule of Law References Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Few tasks are as crucial for the future of democracy in Latin America--and, indeed, in other underdeveloped areas of the world--as strengthening the rule of law and reforming the system of taxation. In this book, Marcelo Bergman shows how success in getting citizens to pay their taxes is related intimately to the social norms that undergird the rule of law. The threat of legal sanctions is itself insufficient to motivate compliance, he argues. That kind of deterrence works best when citizens already have other reasons to want to comply, based on their beliefs about what is fair and about how their fellow citizens are behaving. The problem of "free riding, " which arises when cheaters can count on enough suckers to pay their taxes so they can avoid doing so and still benefit from the government's supply of public goods, cannot be reversed just by stringent law, because the success of governmental enforcement ultimately depends on the social equilibrium that predominates in each country. Culture and state effectiveness are inherently linked. Using a wealth of new data drawn from his own multidimensional research involving game theory, statistical models, surveys, and simulations, Bergman compares Argentina and Chile to show how, in two societies that otherwise share much in common, the differing traditions of rule of law explain why so many citizens evade paying taxes in Argentina--and why, in Chile, most citizens comply with the law. In the concluding chapter, he draws implications for public policy from the empirical findings and generalizes his argument to other societies in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• The right to water in Latin America : recognition, limits, and criticisms
• The main features of public, private, and mixed water systems in Latin America
• Insight into the Chilean water framework
• Conclusion: Lessons from Latin America.

In The Human Right to Water in Latin America, Anna Berti Suman investigates the development of the right to water and of water law in the Latin American context. By examining the significance of Latin American constitutional evolution, doctrine, and jurisprudence, the author illustrates the Latin American contribution in stimulating the social, political, and economic debate on the right to water, regionally and worldwide. Through an overview on the right to water in Latin American constitutions and of the main Latin American water management systems, Berti Suman argues that an analysis of the right to water has to take account of its application in specific contexts. The intrinsic connection between the right to water and the role of the private sector is examined through topical insights into the highly privatized Chilean water services. In the conclusion, the relevance of the lessons learnt from the Latin American experience for the global debate on the right to water is convincingly proved.
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• Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms The Human Right to Water in Latin America Anna Berti Suman Abstract Keywords Introduction A The Right to Water in Latin America: Recognition, Limits, and Criticisms B The Main Features of Public, Private, and Mixed Water Systems in Latin America C Insight into the Chilean Water Framework Conclusion: Lessons from Latin America.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

In The Human Right to Water in Latin America, Anna Berti Suman investigates the development of the right to water and of water law in the Latin American context. By examining the significance of Latin American constitutional evolution, doctrine, and jurisprudence, the author illustrates the Latin American contribution in stimulating the social, political, and economic debate on the right to water, regionally and worldwide. Through an overview on the right to water in Latin American constitutions and of the main Latin American water management systems, Berti Suman argues that an analysis of the right to water has to take account of its application in specific contexts. The intrinsic connection between the right to water and the role of the private sector is examined through topical insights into the highly privatized Chilean water services. In the conclusion, the relevance of the lessons learnt from the Latin American experience for the global debate on the right to water is convincingly proved.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)