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War is a form of competition and the drug wars are no exception to this definition. Drug wars are actually classic illustrations of competitors abusing the legal process to define their own drug trading as lawful while characterizing their competitor's behaviour as “crime”. Successive American federal administrations extended the drug wars through a combination of military assistance, financial pressure and secret agreements. These aggressions are the real abuses aimed at third world cultures. Since Americans purchase 60% of all illicit drugs and finance more than 90% of the police action against the trade, drug legalization drug crusade. On the other hand, even if drug legalization makes sense the U.S. federal government will not necessarily act sensibly. An alternative possibility is reform outside the U.S. capable of generating a competitive crises internationaly.
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Contemporary research suggests that personal values play a major role in the decision-making process of responsible entrepreneurship, i.e., one that is consistent with the requirements of sustainable development. But what are these values? Moreover, what role do they play in the decisions of entrepreneurs? Based on Nathalie Heinich's axiological sociology, this study conceives values as principles that allow us to make judgments and, ultimately, make choices. In this multiple case study, six entrepreneurs engaged in the creation of a responsible business were interviewed and asked to talk about the evolution of their business and the big decisions that have marked its development. In this article, the transcripts are analyzed in depth to 1) highlight the axiological logic of each case, i.e., the main values underlying the decisions made and 2) identify the recurring values among the different cases to outline an “axiological gramma” that is specific to responsible entrepreneurship. This study proposes a methodological operationalization of Heinich's sociological conception of value in the entrepreneurial domain.
Keywords: Entrepreneuriat, Développement durable, Prise de décision, Valeurs, Axiologie, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable development, Decision making, Values, Axiology, Emprendimiento, Desarrollo sostenible, Toma de decisiones, Valores, Axiología
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This article intends to compare the Andean cattle branding ritual (“herranza”) with other rites that are a key component of the annual cycle in this region. First, the compares the “herranza” with the rituals around the cleaning of irrigation cannals, then he contrasts it with the celebrations around the house rethatching. Geographically, the first comparison will be restricted to the same area (Lima highlands), while the second one will consider ethnographies from other Quechua-speaking regions, because of data availability. Finally, framed in this way on its annual ritual cycle, the “herranza” will emerge as a rite of passage whose various symbolic dimension this article will intend to explore.
Keywords: Andes, Pérou, rituel, religion, cosmologie, Andes, Peru, Rite, Religion, Cosmology, Andes, Perú, Ritual, Religión, Cosmologías