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| Argentina
Argentina’s Economic Crisis: Interpretations and ProposalsWhy is the economic crisis in Argentina so serious? How can the present and continuing depression be explained? The recession in the economy has persisted for three years, twice the traditional length of cyclical contractions. The fall in investment affects all sectors and the gross domestic product has fallen by 4.3 per cent from the beginning of 1998. -> read article... |
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| Puerto Rico
Colonialism and the Death PenaltyThe Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 approved by the United States provides for the application of the death penalty in a series of newly defined federal crimes. In Puerto Rico, this law has provoked a wide debate: a discussion which combines the issue of capital punishment with questions arising from the specific colonial status of Puerto Rico. -> read article... |
| Vietnam
Georges Boudarel is discussed again in Vietnam... ,
It’s comforting to discover a current Vietnamese text which pays tribute to Georges Boudarel. His story began in February 1991 when Jean-Jacques Beucler, a former deputy in the French parliament and a prisoner of the VietMinh from 1950 to 1954, accused Boudarel of having directed a camp for French POWs and of having blood on his hands. -> read article... |