Their departure was due to many socio-economic problems that were present in Italy during this period. ... The system allowed hereditary land possession to determine political power and social status. ... With little change in the socio-economic problems as well as rising demographic issues, the end of nineteenth century was a period that experienced mass emigration, mainly to the United States. ... Realistically only southern landowners could vote, enabling them to protect their socio-economic interests, with the use of price protection. ... The socio-economic problems reduced their stand...

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The socio-political realities that resulted in Guatemala from operation PBSUCCESS clearly undermined effective state administration of the country by a dictatorship constantly under attack by insurgents and guerrillas, destroyed any sense of nationalism within a population in the midst of civil war and open warfare between classes, and refocused Guatemala on an export driven economy-precisely the ingredients outlined by Centeno as leading to a weak state. ... These benefits are obviously important in the development of a strong, North American or European style democratic state for the reason ...

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People were divided based on class, status, religion and language. ... Race is an ideology that affects socio-economic and political situations worldwide. ... Depending on what race you are, your social, political, and economic ways of life can be effected. ... They had adapted their religion, political and economic views, speech, music, and their food to the new land " (Gonzalez 26). ...

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