Violence,fear, and development in Latin America: a critical overview

This introduction presents the core concepts that shape this special issue on the impact of violence and the processes of development in Central and South America. The understanding of development is considered in terms broader than the economic context alone, in order to assess wider social and political aspects. With a similarly expansive scope, forms of violence are addressed that range from direct physical harm and bodily attack to the often more subtle aggression of racialised abuse or the pressures on community-centred production from dominant market forces. In these contexts, violence, economic initiatives, and political allegiances form unintended and often dangerous networks of consequence for development matters. All the articles in this volume exemplify further the spatial environments of violence and diverse ‘landscapes of fear’ that shape our existence and help to define our actions, territories, and understanding of what happens around us.     

Citizenship: a perverse confluence

This article discusses the different meanings that citizenship has assumed in Latin America in the past few decades. Its main argument is that, in the perverse confluence between neo-liberal and democratic participatory projects, the common reference to citizenship, used by different political actors, projects an apparent homogeneity, obscuring differences and diluting the conflict between those projects.     

美国政府采购立法及其借鉴意义

美国是世界上政府采购法律制度最为完善的国家之一。其政府采购立法的成功经验对政府采购法律制度不太完善的我国来说 ,具有借鉴意义。本文对美国政府采购立法的基本原则、特点作出了阐述以及对我国政府采购立法的借鉴做出了探讨     

Disciplining Society through the City: The Genesis of City Planning in Brazil and Argentina (1894–1945)

This paper looks at the genesis of a discourse on urbanismo (city planning) in Brazil and Argentina between 1894 and 1945 using the ideas of Michel Foucault on discipline and his concept of bio–power. The demographic pattern of the major cities in both countries from 1890 onwards and the renewals of the centres of these cities are also discussed. Other sections are dedicated to the plans proposed for the same cities in the 1920s and to urban representations, such as ideas about social reform, the role of hygiene as a point of departure for planning, and the relationship of ideas on Taylorism (scientific management) and the city. The paper also discusses the planners opposition to elections, when they claimed that they were the only ones qualified to deal with urban problems and therefore they should be employed in the state apparatus.
Other concerns of the paper are the use of planning as an element of nation building and ideas defining eugenics (race 'betterment') as an important aspect of city planning. I conclude by arguing that, if implemented, city planning was a way of creating an industrial culture, disciplining society through the city, although the industrial proletariat has never made up the majority of the population in Brazil or Argentina. Even if many aspects of the plans proposed for both countries were not implemented, the discourse of planners can be seen as a will to discipline society through the city. This discipline would affect the freedom of movement of human bodies, and is therefore approached through Foucault's concepts of bio–power and discipline     

Measuring Economic Integration in Developing Countries: The Case of Central America

This article builds a composite index, the Central American Integration Index (IIC-AMPI), to measure economic integration. This index utilises a robust methodology and conceptual framework. The study shows that IIC-AMPI is responsive to variable changes and resistant to outliers. The findings indicate that the Deep Integration Process initiative dominates the current integration trend, as seen in the regional average score from 2015 to 2017, aligning with Guatemala and Honduras. Nicaragua demonstrates the most consistent progress, while Panama lags behind. The evidence supports the Customs Union as Central America's future integration path, highlighting the index's ability to capture the dynamic reality of economic integration.     

论以可持续发展为目标的产业结构调整

当前,我国正处在一个重要的经济结构调整期,产业结构的不合理已经严重地阻碍了可持续发展的进程.因此,我国的产业结构调整问题不仅仅是一个结构调整问题,而且必须与可持续发展紧密联系起来.     

论民族区域自治在云南实践的成就与经验

民族区域自治是解决中国民族问题的基本政策.本文深入探讨了其在云南实践和发展中取得的成就,并据此分析了民族区域自治在云南实践的基本经验.     

我国法官制度变革思路之检讨

实现法官制度的现代化是中国法制现代化的必然要求。目前我国的法官制度改革尚存在一定不足 ,如渐进式的改革思路无法从根本上解决问题 ;法官等级化思维模式及外延性改革思路不利于建设高素质的法官队伍等。今后法官制度变革应该走出传统的思维模式 ,实现法官体制的创新     

美国保安业的职业化途径及对中国保安业发展的启示

美国保安业发展的主要标志之一是基本实现了职业化 ,体现在规范管理、持照经营、教育训练等几个方面。在社会各界的关注下 ,不仅政府有关管理部门认识到职业化的重要性 ,而且保安业内部也认识到了职业化的重要。中国保安业正处在发展壮大的重要阶段 ,职业化的水平还较低 ,了解美国保安业的职业化途径对中国保安业的发展具有重要的参考价值和借鉴意义。     

就业平等权的法律保护

形形色色的就业歧视现象说明,目前我国公民的就业平等权保护不足。这种情况不利于维护我国法律的权威,不利于维护稳定的法治秩序,也不符合就业平等权保护的国际化潮流。应当从我国实际情况出发,借鉴其他国家的经验,加强对公民就业平等权的法律保护,为此需要从完善立法、加强执法、司法等方面采取有效措施。