Peronist identity crisis complicates Argentina polls

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wild Card ◽  
Economic Developments

Subject The electoral prospects of the Peronist party. Significance With a sharp economic contraction anticipated this year, annualised inflation above 40% and a rapidly rising poverty rate, President Mauricio Macri faces challenges going into next year’s presidential elections, while former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner faces corruption charges. Yet the traditional Peronist party, Partido Justicialista (PJ). is struggling to mount a credible electoral alternative. Impacts The PJ is likely to go into next year’s elections divided between Kirchnerist and non-Kirchnerist candidates. A ‘wild card’ candidate could yet emerge, further roiling a confusing electoral panorama. Economic developments will complicate Macri’s re-election bid despite opposition weaknesses.

The identity crisis of sustainable development

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalin Ratiu ◽  
Beverlee B. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – There are many different conceptualizations to sustainable development and these different approaches may have led to confusion amongst the public. The purpose of this paper is to explore the identities of the term and how the confused identity may be leading to problems for sustainable development efforts. Design/methodology/approach – The design is exploratory, using both secondary and primary data to understand the different sustainable development concepts. Findings – There is no consistent understanding or use of the term “sustainable development” among various groups. Research limitations/implications – Future research should include a larger sample that is more representative of people from different backgrounds and geographical areas. Practical implications – The public is generally willing to support only projects that it understands. Without a clear understanding of sustainable development, the public will be less inclined to support these efforts. Originality/value – This study examines the perceptions and understandings of the term by the general public representing different generations.

Opportunity zones: Do tax benefits go to the most distressed communities?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Barth ◽  
Yanfei Sun ◽  
Shen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Median Family Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Explanatory Factors ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose The exact criteria used by state governors for choosing opportunity zones (OZs) are not publicly available. This paper aims to examine whether state governors selected the most distressed communities, or those with the highest proportions of minorities, as OZs. Design/methodology/approach This paper compares the distressed communities chosen as OZs in states throughout the country to an equal number of those eligible distressed communities but not selected. Moreover, this paper uses regression analysis to determine whether the poverty rate, median family income, population, percentage of population that is minority and the percentage of population that is African American are significant explanatory factors in the choice of OZs. Findings After describing the tax incentives for investing in OZs, this paper documents that governors did not select many of the most distressed communities, or those with high proportions of minorities, in their individual states. Originality/value This paper describes in some detail the way in which investors may generate tax benefits by investing in eligible property or businesses in OZs. It also examines the extent to which the degree of poverty and the percentage of the population that is minority (and African American) were key factors in the selection of OZs. It arises an issue that the chosen communities are not necessarily those most in need of more investment or those heavily populated by minorities, particularly African Americans.

Colombian economy to moderate after impressive rebound

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Consensus Building ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Legislative Elections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
National Statistics ◽  
Social And Economic Development

Significance The OECD similarly raised its forecast for Colombia this month to 9.5%, from 7.6% previously. The optimism follows impressive growth of 17.6% and 13.2% year-on-year in the second and third quarters, according to national statistics agency DANE, as the economy emerges from the paralysis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Impacts The banking sector has proven resilient during the pandemic; solvency risks will remain low and no recapitalisation needs are expected. Additional social, health and education spending will be needed to reverse a sharp increase in the poverty rate, now 43%. Security problems will continue to threaten Colombia’s social and economic development. Congress will remain fragmented after the March legislative elections, making consensus-building crucial to the passing of legislation.

‘Op proef doeltreffend gebleken, kunnen we spreken van een bereikt ideaal’

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-59
Author(s):  
Jacques Lemmink
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Electoral System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Religious Networks ◽  
Voting Machine

Abstract ‘Proved effective on trial, we can speak of an achieved ideal’ Abraham Kuyper and the mechanical voting machine, c. 1895-1905 During the latest presidential elections in the United States, unfounded conspiracy theories sprung up concerning alleged ballot box fraud by compromised voting machines. Although different voting machines had been used in the Netherlands since 1966, concerns over their reliability ended this in 2007. This article investigates the forgotten but ultimately failed attempt to introduce mechanical voting machines a century earlier. It focuses on the role played by prominent politician Abraham Kuyper, who personally visited the Standard Voting Machine Company in Rochester in 1898. The article illustrates how Kuyper’s transatlantic political and religious networks facilitated the voting machine’s transfer, rather than scientific connections. Paradoxically, the introduction of proportional representation in 1917 marked the end of tentative attempts to develop a Dutch version of the American mechanical voting machine. The implementation in the voting process turned out be too expensive, too early, and too complicated for the Dutch electoral system at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Erik H. Erikson, Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (1958)

2022 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Hetty Zock
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Martin Luther ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Late Medieval ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Theory Of Religion ◽  
Existential Theory

Abstract As part of NTT JTSR’s series on Key Texts, the present article discusses Erik H. Erikson’s interdisciplinary, psychohistorical study of the young Martin Luther, its reception, and its relevance for today. Erikson showed how Luther’s own identity crisis – emerging from the troubled relationship with his father – converged with a crisis in late medieval society and theology, and how being a talented homo religiosus helped Luther to solve both crises at the same time, presenting a “religiosity for the adult man” in accordance with the Renaissance need for autonomy. It is argued that during his psychosocial study of Luther and the latter’s cultural context, Erikson developed a general, existential theory of religion that is also relevant for an understanding of the search for identity and religion in modern times.

Hollande's turnaround may not help France's Socialists

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Quantitative Easing ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Oil Market ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
New Phase

Subject President Francois Hollande's turnaround. Significance In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the presidency of Francois Hollande seems to have entered a new phase that many see as an opportunity to turn around what has been a very disappointing mandate so far. The national unity embodied by the historic gathering of January 11, where close to 4 million people took to the streets across France, has indeed partly translated into a 'January 11 spirit', reaffirming republican values of 'liberty, equality, fraternity'. This political momentum that the executive power has exploited skilfully is being sustained by an unexpected mix of positive economic developments in Europe, including the ECB's announcement that it will begin sovereign quantitative easing (QE) and the European Commission's more upbeat growth forecasts -- and in the oil market. Impacts The relative improvement of the economic prospects for France is unrelated to Hollande's actions. The structural political crisis remains as acute as ever, with the FN at a record standing in the polls. Economic issues are bound to become predominant again very quickly, once the phase of 'republican introspection' subsides.

Pre-election repression in Equatorial Guinea to rise

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Fast Track ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Oil Price ◽  
Equatorial Guinea ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Fuel Subsidies

Subject Political economy outlook for Equatorial Guinea. Significance Ahead of presidential elections next year, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has introduced a raft of reforms aimed at managing the fallout of the oil price slump. Changes include raising additional tax revenues and cutting expenditure, particularly on fuel subsidies. By worsening living conditions, such measures provide fertile ground for opposition activists, though the prospects for regime change are dim. Impacts French investigations into alleged money laundering by Obiang's son will further sour Malabo's relations with European states. Initiatives to simplify and fast-track visitor visas may help to grow the otherwise tiny tourism industry. High-end construction projects in the president's birthplace, Mongomo, will heighten popular grievances over inequality.

Trump may destabilise Korean Peninsula

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
The United States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Us ◽  
North And South ◽  
Trump Administration

Subject US relations with North and South Korea under the incoming Trump administration. Significance The period of transition to Donald Trump's presidency in the United States has displayed neglect and misunderstanding of Korean peninsula affairs, adding to risks for the region as it approaches a period of significant strategic challenge. Impacts Until Trump's team enunciates policy on the Koreas, responses to events will be unprepared and reactive. Trump's policy will influence presidential elections in South Korea, where left-of-centre candidates question the value of the US alliance. The Trump administration’s policy and communication via Twitter heightens risk of misunderstanding within the region.

EU immigration policy prospects dim further on crisis

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Demographic Ageing ◽  
Member States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Developments ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Eu

Subject EU immigration policy. Significance The EU has previously legislated to encourage the immigration of workers into the bloc, to counter the negative economic effects of demographic ageing. However, immigration policy is largely determined by individual member states. The results of EU pro-immigration schemes have been weak. National responses to the current influx of refugees and migrants have highlighted underlying member states differences over immigration, driven by economic, demographic and cultural divergences. Consequently, impetus for further EU pro-immigration action had largely stalled even before the current crisis. Impacts Asymmetric economic developments across the continent will continue to impede a common immigration strategy. Any opening of more legal avenues to convert asylum-seekers into economic immigrants will remain a matter for national governments. The current crisis will increase distrust and frictions among member states, while boosting populist forces. The crisis will bring into sharp relief the distinction between extra- and intra-EU immigration as a way of filling labour market gaps.

Infrastructure to boost Ivory Coast post-poll growth

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Presidential Elections ◽  
Domestic Demand ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Infrastructure Investment ◽  
Special Investigation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electoral Violence ◽  
Energy Hub ◽  
Regional Energy

Subject Outlook for infrastructure in Ivory Coast Significance Minister for Petroleum and Energy Adama Toungara last month stated that Ivory Coast needs to invest 20 billion dollars in power infrastructure to 2030 to meet domestic demand and become a regional energy hub. The projection follows pledges from President Alassane Ouattara to accelerate infrastructure investment if he secures a second term in the October presidential elections. Impacts The Special Investigation and Examination Cell's failure to bring any 2010-11 atrocities to court will hurt trust in the judicial system. Opposition hardliners supporting former President Laurent Gbagbo could boycott the poll, risking some electoral violence. However, moderate mainstream opposition represents a larger constituency and is unlikely to opt for violence. Ouattara will avoid pushing reforms that affect the commercial interests of senior military figures, deferring reforms to the gold sector.

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