The reform of Welfare Regimes in Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay

The aim of this article is to analyze the social policy in Latin America in a context of emerging welfare states. To understand the changes one takes into consideration the theories about institutional reform and the transformations produced in the XX century and the beginning of the XXI to substitute a social security regime mainly based on segmentation of benefi ts and on programs to fi ght poverty by another with an institutional and redistributive nature. The paper pays attention in particular to the path of the most developed welfare states of Latin America: Costa Rica, Chile, Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay.

Acebuchales y lauredales de la costa cantábrica

Se estudian y describen las comunidades arbustivas dominadas por el acebuche (Olea europaea) y el laurel (Laurus nobilis), así como algunos encinares, en el litoral de la cornisa cantábrica. Los inventarios de tales comunidades vegetales se someten a análisis multivariante,definiéndose dos nuevas asociaciones: Lithodoro diffusae-Oleetum europaeae y Hedero-Lauretum nobilis.

Hedero helicis-Quercetum rotundifoliae: Una nueva serie de vegetación valenciano-tarraconense

Se describen los carrascales meso-supramediterráneos de las zonas subhúmedas valenciano-tarraconenses para los que se propone la nueva asociación Hedero helicis-Quercetum rotundifoliae. 

Aportación al conocimiento fitosociológico de las sierras del Boquerón y Palomera (Valencia-Albacete): los matorrales

Se hace un estudio de los matorrales seriales de las sierras del Boquerón y Palomera (Valencia-Albacete). Se discute su posición sintaxonómica y se proponen cuatro nuevasasociaciones (Salvio lavandulifoliae-Erinacetum anthyllidis, Salvio lavandulifoliae-Genistetum mugronensis, Thymo piperellae-Hypericetum ericoidis y Gypsopyllo struthii-Ononidetum edentulae) y diez nuevas subasociaciones.

Flora Matritensis,1 (Pteridophyta)

La flora pteridológica de la provincia de Madrid y comarcas limítrofes consta de 24 géneros, 54 especies, siete subespecies, dos formas y doce híbridos. La obra posee claves para determinar órdenes, géneros, especies, subespecies y formas. Para cada taxon se indica el biotipo, tamaño, ecología, fitosociologia, pisos bioclimáticos, corología general y regional, así como la ploidía y número de cromosomas.

Notas corológicas levantinas

Se citan una serie de táxones cuya localización levantina presenta interés desde el punto de vista corológico y ecológico. Para cada uno de ellos se indica la cuadrícula UTM de 1 Km de lado.

Nomenclature and syntaxonomic notes on some high-rank syntaxa of the European grassland vegetation

We present descriptions of a new order (Ranunculo cortusifolii-Geranietalia reuteri and of a new alliance (Stachyo lusitanicae-Cheirolophion sempervirentis) for the herbaceous fringe communities of Macaronesia and of the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, respectively. A new alliance, the Polygalo mediterraneae-Bromion erecti (mesophilous post-cultural grasslands), was introduced for the Peninsular Italy. We further validate and typify the Armerietalia rumelicae (perennial grasslands supported by nutrient-poor on siliceous bedrocks at altitudes characterized by the submediterranean climate of central-southern Balkan Peninsula), the Securigero-Dasypyrion villosae (lawn and fallow-land tall-grass annual vegetation of Italy), and the Cirsio vallis-demoni-Nardion (acidophilous grasslands on siliceous substrates of the Southern Italy). Nomenclatural issues (validity, legitimacy, synonymy, formal corrections) have been discussed and clarified for the following names: Brachypodio-Brometalia, Bromo pannonici-Festucion csikhegyensis, Corynephoro-Plantaginion radicatae, Heleochloion, Hieracio-Plantaginion radicatae, Nardetea strictae, Nardetalia strictae, Nardo-Callunetea, Nardo-Galion saxatilis, Oligo-Bromion, Paspalo-Heleochloetalia, Plantagini-Corynephorion and Scorzoneret alia villosae. 

Disponibilidad del recurso hídrico en la microcuenca del río Bermúdez. Región central de Costa Rica.

La microcuenca del río Bermúdez es parte de la principal zona de explotación hídrica en la región Central de Costa Rica, razón por la cual se realiza un diagnóstico de la disponibilidad del recurso hídrico en esta microcuenca donde se identifican las áreas con mayor problemática de disponibilidad de este recurso. Para ello se calculó un balance hídrico mensual, según uso del suelo, unidad geomorfológica y zona climática. Con base en este balance se determinó y clasificó la disponibilidad del recurso, identificando en la microcuenca solamente tres categorías: alta, media y moderada. No existen áreas de baja disponibilidad de recurso hídrico lo que demuestra que la oferta es suficiente, sin embargo, existe una presión importante sobre el recurso hídrico pues más de la mitad del área de la microcuenca se encuentra con una disponibilidad moderada.

Unraveling EU Policies: the ““Common Basic Principles”” and the ““European Integration Fund”” as a technology of government

this paper is about EU “soft policies” on immigrant integration. It analyzes the “Common Basic Principles” (CBPs) and the “European Integration Fund” (EIF), two devices that have been recently established within this framework. It adopts the theoretical perspective of the “anthropology of policy” and “governmentality studies”. It shows the context of birth of the aforementioned devices, as well as their functioning and the assessment done by the actors implied in the elaboration/implementation/evaluation of the related policies. It is based both on documentary research as well as direct observation and interviews done to the actors implied. It concludes that the PBC and the EIF should be considered as a “technology of government”, that strives to align the conduct of the actors with the governmental aims, as well as it produces specific practices and knowledge. It also underlines an intrinsic feature of many policies: their “congenital failure”, since they are (often) disputed and resignified by situated actors, who are embedded in asymmetrical power relations.

the social economy as an alternative of self employment. profile of the entrepreneur in the andalusian labour companies

This paper provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the profile of the entrepreneur who decides to start business through a labor society in the context of the Autonomous Community of Andalucia. Thus, first the Social Economy is presented as an important alternative to creating and promoting employment, which seeks to combine economic and social objectives in the development of activities. Subsequently, focusing on labor companies, updated its importance in the regional economy for later data and through the analysis of two samples are available, set the attributes or most significant characteristics of these entrepreneurs.