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"Why do some countries "learn to tax" and others do not? And, why
does tax reform consolidate in some countries and not in others?
The importance of these queries for the developing world and for
Latin America cannot be exaggerated. This book tracks the evolution
of tax policy in Chile and Argentina in order to shed light on
these questions, providing a unique window into the nature of tax
policymaking in Latin America. In the process, broader insights are
gained into the larger question about why Chile has become the
"tiger" economy of the region while Argentina has been such a
persistent economic underachiever"--
As with other terrorist and extremist organizations, religion forms
the basis of the Ku Klux Klan's dogmatic philosophy, providing
justification for its beliefs and actions. The Klan represents a
link to America's cultural past. While America has undergone
tremendous social change, the secretive order has since the end of
the Civil War kept alive the antiquated values-predicated on racism
and religion-of white supremacism. Covering nearly a century of
Klan ideology, this book examines the group's religious rhetoric in
their songs and literature, from its heyday during the 1920s to
2014.
This book seeks to expand analytically on standard institutionalist
accounts of taxation by bringing into the explanatory framework the
importance of institutional strength (not just design) as well as
informal institutions (in addition to formal ones) for policy
reform.
Long overlooked by historians, anti-Hispanic activity by the Klan
was savage and brutal, yet in areas of the Southwest where
Hispanics constituted a majority, or held political sway, they were
successful in countering the Klan's racial and cultural bigotry.
Historians typically addressed Klan activity against Hispanics in
passing, covering the subject in a paragraph to a page. This work
demonstrates anti-Hispanic activity by the Klan was extensive. The
Klan vented its racial bigotry against Hispanics much as it did
against African Americans. Through the use of race, religion, and
language, the Klan deemed Hispanics as inferior, foreigners, and
minions of the pope. As non-White products of race mixing,
Hispanics were inferior; as non-English speakers they were
foreigners, members of a priest ridden, and inferior culture.
Hispanics were part of the unfounded Catholic Conspiracy attempting
to subvert U.S. institutions and install the pope as leader of the
nation. These factors were justifications that led the Klan to vent
its hatred, racism, bigotry, and violence against Hispanics.
Furthermore, collusion between civil authorities, law enforcement
agencies, and the Klan ensured Hispanics were kept marginalized.
This collusion and the secretive nature of the Klan also assured
that documentation verifying anti-Hispanic activity would be next
to nonexistent.
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