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Book Synopsis Rural Latin America in Transition by : Ray Watters
Download or read book Rural Latin America in Transition written by Ray Watters and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth and broad study on rural Latin America over a 60-year period. Using a case study approach of Mexico and Venezuela, peasants and lower rural classes are examined at the local, meso and national levels. Additionally, the study analyzes government policies, development, and leadership in each country. Latin America has tried to ride the waves of globalization, worldwide economic and environmental crises; the author examines Mexico and Venezuela's relations with the political hegemony of superpowers like the US, EU and China. The material will appeal to researchers, graduate students and policy makers in the fields of rural development, Latin American politics, and international relations.
Book Synopsis The Challenge of Rural Democratisation by : Jonathan Fox
Download or read book The Challenge of Rural Democratisation written by Jonathan Fox and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990. The distribution of rural power in developing countries both shapes and is shaped by national politics. Focusing on Latin America and the Philippines, this volume addresses the question of why rural democratisation has proven to be so difficult across a wide range of national experiences.
Book Synopsis Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change by : Marcela Vásquez-Léon
Download or read book Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change written by Marcela Vásquez-Léon and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides a cross-country comparison of smallholder agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay, Brazil and Colombia, revealing immense opportunities and challenges for community development, empowerment, and social change"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Rural Social Movements in Latin America by : Carmen Diana Deere
Download or read book Rural Social Movements in Latin America written by Carmen Diana Deere and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A remarkable collection. The chapters provide extremely useful information on a range of social movements generally not well covered in academic work--and the coverage is provided by people who are either activists within the movements themselves or long-time supporters."--Wendy Wolford, University of North Carolina "An original, unique, and excellent collection. The book has great theoretical value and political relevance."--Saturnino M. Borras Jr., Saint Mary's University (Halifax) All across Latin America, rural peoples are organizing in support of broadly distinct but interrelated issues. Food sovereignty, agrarian reform, indigenous and women’s rights, sustainable development, fair trade, and immigration issues are the focus of a large number of social movements found in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Peru. The contributors to Rural Social Movements in Latin America include academic researchers as well as social movement leaders who are seeking to effect change in their countries and communities. As a group they are at the forefront of some of the most critical environmental, social, and political issues of the day. This volume highlights the central role these movements play in opposition to the neoliberal model of development and offers fresh insights on emerging alternatives at the local, national, and hemispheric level. It also illustrates and analyzes the similarities--notably the struggle for sustainable livelihoods--as well as the difference among these various peasant, indigenous, and rural women's movements.
Book Synopsis Environment, Society and Rural Change in Latin America by : David A. Preston
Download or read book Environment, Society and Rural Change in Latin America written by David A. Preston and published by Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley. This book was released on 1980-11-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monographic compilation of essays on agrarian reform, land settlement, social change, rural migration and foreign investment in Latin America - analyses agrarian structures, land reforms, cultural change, agricultural development and rural development, ethnic factors, population density and urbanization, urban area-based development policies in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and discusses role of USA and other foreign enterprises. Bibliographys, graphs, maps and statistical tables.
Book Synopsis Smallholders and the Non-Farm Transition in Latin America by : I. Harbaugh
Download or read book Smallholders and the Non-Farm Transition in Latin America written by I. Harbaugh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smallholders and the Non-Farm Transition in Latin America explores the drivers of agricultural displacement in Latin America and argues that government support is essential to help small farmers gain the skills, financial capital, and opportunities needed to transition to a profitable alternative in the non-farm sector.
Book Synopsis Latin American Societies in Transition by : Robert C. Williamson
Download or read book Latin American Societies in Transition written by Robert C. Williamson and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1997-01-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an examination of the social structures that shape Latin American societies. Knowledge of demography, rural and urban life, and ethnic and status relationships is critical for understanding the political and economic fabric of those societies. Although the author draws on materials from all the social sciences, the primary frame of reference is sociological. The book presents, in an organized form, the findings from an ever-growing number of studies about Latin American society. The book proceeds from a brief introduction of the political and economic patterns of Latin America to an examination of the country as a social system. The focus of the text is an analysis of social processes and structures as well as the major social institutions. A prevailing theme is the extent to which Latin America is a society in conflict and change; among the questions raised are the interrelationships between different systems: How does the ethnic structure relate to stratification based on criteria other than race? What avenues of mobility are to be found in the class system? What are the linkages between rapid urbanization and the economy? How is the power distributed between the older oligarchy and the new commercial and industrial elites? What is the role of an emerging middle class? To what degree can urban migrants move beyond their marginal position in a competitive urban society? How effectively can Latin America function in the international scene?
Book Synopsis Rural Development in Latin America by : Alain De Janvry
Download or read book Rural Development in Latin America written by Alain De Janvry and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on 1989 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis How’s Life in Latin America? Measuring Well-being for Policy Making by : OECD
Download or read book How’s Life in Latin America? Measuring Well-being for Policy Making written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Latin American countries have experienced improvements in income over recent decades, with several of them now classified as high-income or upper middle-income in terms of conventional metrics. But has this change been mirrored in improvements across the different areas of people’s lives? How’s Life in Latin America? Measuring Well-being for Policy Making addresses this question by presenting comparative evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with a focus on 11 LAC countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay).
Book Synopsis Population Growth and Urbanization in Latin America by : John Melton Hunter
Download or read book Population Growth and Urbanization in Latin America written by John Melton Hunter and published by Schenkman Books. This book was released on 1983 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference papers, case studies of population growth, rural migration and urbanization in the Caribbean and Latin America - discusses the impact of social change; includes projections to 2000; studies agrarian reform and farming development project in Mexico, internal migration and rural development in Honduras, population dynamics in Peru and St Vincent and the Grenadines, regional development in Brazil, the Lebanese Arab community (immigration) in Colombia; ends with a philosophical note on development policy. Graphs, maps, organigram, references, statistical tables.
Book Synopsis Small Towns and Beyond by : P. van Lindert
Download or read book Small Towns and Beyond written by P. van Lindert and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on urbanization and development in Latin America outside the large metropolises. The contributions in this volume refer to the functions of smaller urban centers for their rural hinterlands and to their role in the development of these a
Book Synopsis Peace and Rural Development in Colombia by : Andrés García Trujillo
Download or read book Peace and Rural Development in Colombia written by Andrés García Trujillo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Peace and Rural Development in Colombia Andrés García Trujillo investigates whether peace agreements geared toward terminating internal armed conflicts trigger rural distributive changes. Combining academic rigor with an insider’s perspective, García Trujillo shows that the peace agreement in Colombia opened an exceptional window for addressing rural inequality. Yet, despite some progress, he argues that the agreement’s leverage to stir change was severely constrained by opposing actors within and outside the government. García Trujillo later applies the framework developed for the Colombian case to explain key dynamics of other post-conflict societies that have dealt with agrarian issues under a transitional context, like El Salvador or South Africa. The original theoretical framework and empirically rich analysis make Peace and Rural Development in Colombia an indispensable read for scholars and practitioners who wish to gain an understanding on the political economy of peacemaking, policy change, and rural development in Colombia and beyond.
Book Synopsis State and Countryside by : Merilee Serrill Grindle
Download or read book State and Countryside written by Merilee Serrill Grindle and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is responsible for the persistence of underdevelopment in rural Latin America? Merilee S. Grindle analyzes the role of public policies in stimulating agrarian change in Latin America from 1940 to 1980.
Book Synopsis The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012 by : United Nations
Download or read book The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012 written by United Nations and published by UN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest and best-known cities, like Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Lima and Santiago. The region also boasts hundreds of smaller cities that stand out because of their dynamism and creativity. This edition of State of Latin American and Caribbean cities presents the current situation of the region's urban world, including the demographic, economic, social, environmental, urban and institutional conditions in which cities are developing.
Book Synopsis Latin America in Transition by : Sheldon Smith
Download or read book Latin America in Transition written by Sheldon Smith and published by Upa. This book was released on 2003 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book relies on a global studies (interdisciplinary) paradigm to study the basic transitions through which Latin America has gone over the last millennium. The global studies approach relies on an understanding of the distinct transitions through which cultures of Latin America have passed as they have adapted to global economic and political forces since the Sixteenth Century. Unlike dependency or world systems theories, a global studies paradigm does not accept the idea that cultures and peoples are passive to globalization or capitalism. This work shows that Latin American institutions can only be understood as embedded in Latin American culture, which is a product of history and adaptation, and has interacted with quite distinct global systems for the last five centuries. The book presents the case that, until very recently, the economic institutions of Latin America were not capitalistic, but either mercantilist or corporatist. Only since 1985 have Latin American countries adopted capitalism and democracy, and these have not been a failure. While this book stresses political and economic analyses, it also examines the impact of corporatism (state capitalism) on ecosystems, demographics, social systems, and cultural forms. The book is a largely upbeat and positive examination of the new phenomenon of globalization in Latin America.
Author :Guillermo Acuña Publisher :United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ISBN 13 : Total Pages :178 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis A Territorial Perspective by : Guillermo Acuña
Download or read book A Territorial Perspective written by Guillermo Acuña and published by United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. This book was released on 2001 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Territorial development in Latin America and the Caribbean is a process that calls for consensus-building and innovation in the fields of planning and land management. This publication points out that the potential spatial synergies of this highly urbanized continent can be used to convert its rich diversity into a resource that can help promote the future progress of its cities and territories. The study takes a multidimensional approach to the analysis of a variety of issues relating to the region's human settlements, including the urbanization process, social integration, economic progress, environmental sustainability and the building of citizenship.
Book Synopsis Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization by : A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi
Download or read book Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization written by A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A host of internationally eminent scholars are brought together here to explore the structural causes of rural poverty and income inequality, as well as the processes of social exclusion and political subordination encountered by the peasantry and rural workers across a wide range of countries. This volume examines the intersection of politics and economics and provides a critical analysis and framework for the study of neo-liberal land policies in the current phase of globalization. Utilizing new empirical evidence from ten countries, it provides an in-depth analysis of key country studies, a comparative analysis of agrarian reforms and their impact on rural poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and transition countries. Presenting an agrarian reform policy embedded in an appropriate development strategy, which is able to significantly reduce and hopefully eliminate rural poverty, this work is a key resource for postgraduate students studying in the areas of development economics, development studies and international political economy.
