Economic crisis and the construction of a neo-liberal regulatory regime in Korea

A consistent theme of the literature on the ontology of the 1997 South Korean crisis is the key role played by regulatory failures and the growing weakness of the state. This paper seeks to briefly highlight both the insights and the limitations of this approach to understanding the crisis. Having done so, we shall set out the argument that the crisis created an opportunity for reformist Korean élites to advance their longstanding, but previously frustrated, project to create a comprehensive unambiguously neo-liberal regulatory regime. This paper will also seek to highlight the implications of our reading of the development of the Korean political economy for broader debates on economic liberalisation, crisis and the future of the developmental state

Ancient DNA of guinea pigs (Cavia spp.) indicates a probable new center of domestication and pathways of global distribution

Guinea pigs (Cavia spp.) have a long association with humans. From as early as 10,000 years ago they were a wild food source. Later, domesticated Cavia porcellus were dispersed well beyond their native range through pre-Columbian exchange networks and, more recently, widely across the globe. Here we present 46 complete mitogenomes of archaeological guinea pigs from sites in Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, the Caribbean, Belgium and the United States to elucidate their evolutionary history, origins and paths of dispersal. Our results indicate an independent centre of domestication of Cavia in the eastern Colombian Highlands. We identify a Peruvian origin for the initial introduction of domesticated guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) beyond South America into the Caribbean. We also demonstrate that Peru was the probable source of the earliest known guinea pigs transported, as part of the exotic pet trade, to both Europe and the southeastern United States. Finally, we identify a modern reintroduction of guinea pigs to Puerto Rico, where local inhabitants use them for food. This research demonstrates that the natural and cultural history of guinea pigs is more complex than previously known and has implications for other studies regarding regional to global-scale studies of mammal domestication, translocation, and distribution.Fil: Lord, E.. Stockholms Universitet; Suecia. University of Otago; Nueva ZelandaFil: Collins, C.. University of Otago; Nueva ZelandaFil: deFrance, S.. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: LeFebvre, M. J.. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Pigière, F.. Universidad de Dublin; IrlandaFil: Eeckhout, P.. Université Libre de Bruxelles; BélgicaFil: Erauw, C.. Université Libre de Bruxelles; BélgicaFil: Fitzpatrick, S. M.. State University of Oregon; Estados UnidosFil: Healy, P. F.. Trent University; CanadáFil: Martínez Polanco, M. F.. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Francia. Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; EspañaFil: Garcia, J. L.. Stetson University; Estados UnidosFil: Ramos Roca, E.. Universidad de los Andes. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Antropología; ColombiaFil: Delgado Burbano, Miguel Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Área Antropológica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. School of Life Sciences and Human Phenome Institute Fudan University; ChinaFil: Sánchez Urriago, A.. Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia; ColombiaFil: Peña Léon, G. A.. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; ColombiaFil: Toyne, J. M.. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Dahlstedt, A.. Arizona State University; Estados UnidosFil: Moore, K. M.. State University of Pennsylvania; Estados UnidosFil: Laguer Diaz, C.. University of Florida; Estados UnidosFil: Zori, C.. Baylor University; Estados UnidosFil: Matisoo-Smith, E.. University of Otago; Nueva Zeland

The Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Lapa do Santo, East-Central Brazil)

We present here evidence for an early Holocene case of decapitation in the New World (Burial 26), found in the rock shelter of Lapa do Santo in 2007. Lapa do Santo is an archaeological site located in the Lagoa Santa karst in east-central Brazil with evidence of human occupation dating as far back as 11.7-12.7 cal kyBP (95.4% interval). An ultra-filtered AMS age determination on a fragment of the sphenoid provided an age range of 9.1-9.4 cal kyBP (95.4% interval) for Burial 26. The interment was composed of an articulated cranium, mandible and first six cervical vertebrae. Cut marks with a v-shaped profile were observed in the mandible and sixth cervical vertebra. The right hand was amputated and laid over the left side of the face with distal phalanges pointing to the chin and the left hand was amputated and laid over the right side of the face with distal phalanges pointing to the forehead. Strontium analysis comparing Burial 26's isotopic signature to other specimens from Lapa do Santo suggests this was a local member of the group. Therefore, we suggest a ritualized decapitation instead of trophy-taking, testifying for the sophistication of mortuary rituals among hunter-gatherers in the Americas during the early Archaic period. In the apparent absence of wealth goods or elaborated architecture, Lapa do Santo's inhabitants seemed to use the human body to express their cosmological principles regarding death

Observations on the breeding, diet and behaviour of the Red-faced Parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops in southern Ecuador

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One more time: international business in a global economy

This paper seeks to redirect the debate on the past, present and future of international business (IB). It sets out to dispel prevailing myths pertaining to the field's disciplinary roots, its domain and underlying bases of theory and knowledge. IB is positioned as an integrative field whose competitive advantage and added value lie in the synergetic combination of global and local knowledge that is unavailable to and not imitable by its major competitors, in particular economics and strategy. Journal of International Business Studies (2004) 35, 161–171. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400074