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A new edition of a book first published in Bogotá, this English edition is a crucial addition to the literature on Latin American business history for a wider English-speaking audience, and it will be of interest to business and economic historians generally. Essays are included by leading economic historians of Latin America from the UK and from other countries. Each contributor has managed to relate the business history of a selected country to the main trends in its economic development

This volume of the Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights covers the year 1995, and contains all the documents and information (in English and Spanish) concerning the activities of the Organization of American States in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights. Like its predecessors, this Yearbook aims to contribute to a greater awareness of the functions and activities of the organs of the Inter-American system for the protection of Human Rights

Anhand des Datenvergleichs aus zwei repräsentativen und relativ umfangreichen Bevölkerungsumfragen, die 1994 und 2002 im Auftrag des American Jewish Committee von Emnid bzw. Infratest durchgeführt wurden, wird der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit sich das Ausmaß antisemitischer Einstellungen in Deutschland im Untersuchungszeitraum verändert hat, und ob sich die zur Zeit der Vereinigung beider deutscher Staaten beobachteten diesbezüglichen Unterschiede in den alten und neuen Bundesländern noch immer nachweisen lassen. Zur Zeit der so genannten "Wende" zeigte sich anhand einer repräsentativen Umfrage unter Ostdeutschen, dass antisemitischen Einstellungen in der DDR eine geringere Bedeutung zukam als in der BRD: Die Ostdeutschen erwiesen sich durchschnittlich als deutlich weniger antisemitisch eingestellt als ihre westdeutschen Nachbarn. Insgesamt stehen für die Analyse Angaben von 2.751 Interviewten zur Verfügung, und zwar für 1994 von 1.469 und für 2002 von 1.282 Befragten. Es wird festgestellt, dass sich der seit vielen Jahren anhaltende Trend zur Abschwächung antisemitischer Einstellungen in Deutschland fortsetzt hat. (ICD)

In his article on Albert Ballin appearing in the "Deutsches Schiffahrtsarchiv" No. 15, 1992, pp. 135-158, Frank Broeze advocates two theses: (1) that contrary to popular opinion Albert Ballin used ruthless tactics to pursue his policy of expansion and (2) that he practiced a dubious financial policy and frequently did not know exactly what he wanted. Broeze bases his argumentation primarily on the observations of Johannes Merck and Max von Schinckel who both regarded Ballin from a critical distance. The author of the present article focuses chiefly on Broeze's accusations concerning the personal and business integrity of Albert Ballin and arrives at conclusions quite different from Broeze's: 1. In addition to the construction of the IMPERATOR class, Ball in also had internationally outstanding ships built for the South America routes (east and west coast) as well as for the East Asia service- a carefully targetted business policy, the success of which was hindered only by the First World War. Ballin's restraint in regard to austral traffic, which would have remained deficitary for Hapag because of the absolute predominance of the British, also points to a faculty for clever decision-making. 2. The low dividend payments of the Hapag in comparison to other shipping companies are not an indication of the negative effects of Ballin's business policies but of the reinvestment of a larger proportion of the profits. 3. The increase in the cost of the IMPERATOR's construction from the 25 million Marks first projected to a final total of 38 million Marks were not caused by Ballin's having habitually ordered ships in a "totally unbusiness-like" manner, but by the fact that the original plans were for a 30,000 ton vessel whereas the ship finally ordered weighed 51,000 tons. 4. There is no evidence to support Broeze's assertions that Ballin's behaviour was inconsiderate, violent, dictatorial, antagonistic and uncompromising . On the contrary, his main competitors in Bremen, England and among his pool partners have never expressed any such criticism. This is in itself a remarkable fact and speaks clearly for Ballin's integrity.