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Item Cuba's De-Dollarization Program: Policy Measures, Main Objectives, and Principal Motivations(Latin American Studies Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2006-12-30) González-Corzo, Mario A.This paper examines the main characteristics of Cuba’s de-dollarization program, the objectives of these policy measures, and their principal causes and motivations. The paper is organized in three sections. The first section describes the policy measures associated with the process of de-dollarization, followed by a detailed account of their main objectives (section two), and an analysis of their principal causes and motivations (section three).Item Gregory Rabassa: An Interview(Latin American Studies Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2006-12-30) Brown, KevinItem El número primo dos y la pareja de tres: binarios falsos en Donde van a morir los elefantes de José Donoso(Latin American Studies Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2006-12-30) Swanson, PhilipAunque la narrativa del autor chileno José Donoso parece estructurarse mediante elementos binarios, la distinción binaria casi siempre se revela como falsa o se disuelve. Esta es una característica incluso de sus novelas aparentemente más realistas o, por lo menos, menos fragmentadas, del llamado post-boom, entre ellas la última que publicó antes de morirse, Donde van a morir los elefantes (1995). A primera vista una sátira de la cultura estadouindense, la historia de las experiencias de un profesor chileno en una universidad del Midwest nortemaericano se puede leer como forma de devolver la mirada colonizadora al supuesto primer mundo. Pero el juego de perspectivas relativas o reversibles problematiza tal lectura binaria. Mediante la exploración de temas como la realidad virtual, la matemática, el amor y la literatura, la novela de Donoso propone la naturaleza insostenible de la lógica binaria y un nuevo papel pragmático e integrador para la literatura latinoamericana. Una metáfora clave en la exploración de este proyecto es la del intercambio entre el número primo dos y el concepto nuevo de la pareja de tres.Item The Paradox of Ecotourism in Costa Rica: Can Economic Development and Environmental Preservation Co-Exist?(Latin American Studies Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2006-12-30) Van Tassell, Darin H.; Daniel, S. KateOne of the most devastating threats to the planet today is the degradation of the environment. Such problems are compounded by a second reality facing most societies: the questions concerning the best strategies to increase wealth and to alleviate poverty. Biologists, economists, elected officials, conservationists, business leaders, and academics all seek innovative responses to such challenges. For some societies, ecotourism has emerged as a novel option, with the potential both to preserve local wildlife and virgin rainforests and provide a critical source of economic development. Costa Rica is a country with tremendous natural resources similar to many countries in Central America; however, those resources of Costa Rica and throughout the world are threatened not only by deforestation by private industry but by the very tourists who desire to take pleasure in them and the governments which fail to regulate them. Ecotourism has emerged as a vital economic strategy for Costa Rica, yet the environment on which Costa Rica sustains itself may be eroding from the added pressures placed on it because of increased traffic. Many options are available to counter such degradation to ensure long-term sustainability, yet officials must be financially and physically willing to initiate new programs and implement regulations on those programs already in place. Using our observations and interviews which incorporate a series of comparative case studies in order to provide a backdrop, this study looks at challenges and opportunities regarding ecotourism in Costa Rica. Ultimately, Costa Rica’s model for ecotourism may be used on an international scale in seeking ways to address the interdependent nature of two vital issues: the need simultaneously to reduce environmental degradation and increase the creation of new wealth in developing societies.