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Week 04/24 Venezuela, Now? The protests in Venezuela has lasted for already one month and it seems it will go further. Their demands are four: Removal from office of the Supreme Court justices who issued the 29 March ruling General elections in…
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Week 04/17/2017 #Venezuela, the anti-government protests in Caracas What is the story? On Wednesday, April 19, opposition groups had called their supporters gathering for anti-government march in the capital, Caracas. Some of the marches turned violent, with protesters having…
Two Fun Facts about Social Class
This week, through Smith and Sell’s book, I have a deeper understanding about political culture, and the correlation between political culture and democracy. Political culture refers to the fundamental beliefs and attitudes within the society. More…
Some thoughts about socioeconomic inequality
Smith and Sells in the book wrote about socioeconomic inequality which in this part, mainly pointing to income distribution. He chose Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico for samples to see if there is strong connection between…
Is democracy truly necessary for economic growth?
Smith and Sells give the debate on if democratic regimes are more effective at economic management or authoritarian regimes. The readings was separated by several different variations measuring economic development. They are economic growth(mainly about gross…
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