and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether certain political
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After nine bloody months of the Satsuma Rebellion‚ the Meiji Dynasty finally came to power in the late 19th century. With this new dynasty‚ came the need for not only a new emperor but also someone the Japanese people could identify themselves with or look up to during this time. The oligarchy believed that in order to save Japan from imperialism they had to modernize and become like the West. Emperor‚ Meiji‚ shared these progressive ideas. Japan began its period of revolutionizing which included
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political dynasties manifested in the Philippines? By Marie Jasmin M. Calalay Abstract The study aimed to do a research background about the political dynasties in the Philippines. We all know that the politics in the Philippines has been under control of a few notable families. The term coined by Filipinos to describe the practice is "Political Dynasty”. Constitution effectively broke the hold of incumbent families on power. The ability of term limits to dismantle political dynasties is not
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Change over Time 2002-2011 Analyze the changes and continuities in labor systems between 1750-1914 in ONE of the following areas. In your analysis‚ be sure to discuss the cause of the changes and the reasons for the continuities Latin America and the Caribbean Russia Sub Saharan Analyze the social and economic transformations that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result of new contacts among Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americans from 1492 to 1750. Analyze the cultural and political
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Although some may say that since the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade from 1450-1800’s slavery has changed or ended‚ it really has stayed the same due to modern forms of slavery such as‚ bonded labor‚ sex trafficking‚ and child labor that still exist. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was developed by the existing system of slave trade in African Kingdoms. Demand and need for more slaves lead to active participation in obtaining slaves by African Kingdoms. European explorers found slavery as a popular custom
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Information Technology (SRIT) of India has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Yunnan Sunpa Image Tel Tech Co. Ltd (Sunpa) in China to form a new entity called Sunpa Sobha Software (China) Ltd. Headquartered in Kunming‚ Sunpa Sobha Software (China) Ltd. will have operating branches in Beijing‚ Shanghai‚ Guangzhou‚ and Shenzhen. This is the first JV between India and China in Healthcare ICT. During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India last year‚ his first stop was not the political capital
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imperial style rule. After the collapse of the Han Dynasty‚ East Asia was plagued with 350 years of turmoil and destruction. This ended however when the Sui Dynasty came into power. This dynasty was able to bring back the centralized imperial rule due to a few successful military campaigns. The Sui dynasty lasted for less than thirty years‚ but it made way for the Tang and Sond dynasties to emerge and become stable and prosperous. The Tang Dynasty reached a period of great stability and peace under
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How the family has changed over time? The institution of the family has changed dramatically over last 50 years and the main sociological perspectives‚ functionalism‚ Marxism‚ feminism and interactionism have described this changes in terms of family structure‚ divorce rates‚ marriage rate and gender roles. Defining family in Britain is problematic as until 1960’s few sociologists questioned the importance of the benefits of the family. Family is a group of people living together related by blood
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Introduction The focus of my investigation is to explore how the semantics of words Shakespeare created and used have changed and to explore why a wide selection of them are still used 500 years later. Many students who study Shakespeare find it difficult to understand and find the lexis he used to be irrelevant to modern use of English language. However I am aware that a lot of everyday are neologisms created by Shakespeare and though some of Shakespeare’s terms are now marked as archaic‚ many
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may be rather unexciting‚ this word has had its share of adventures as its definition transformed over time. It is such a simple word with several meanings and a sordid past. Webster (Merriam-Webster.com) defines nice as pleasing and agreeable. Throughout the world phrases such as “It is nice to meet you‚” “Have a nice day‚” “Nice work‚” and “That looks nice on you‚” to name a few‚ are said numerous times a day. Who hasn’t relished a compliment in which nice was used at least once in their lives? Compliments
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