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Download or read book Informe de Desarrollo Humano en Bolivia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas C. Bruneau
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292742436
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Maras written by Thomas C. Bruneau and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sensational headlines have publicized the drug trafficking, brutal violence, and other organized crime elements associated with Central America's mara gangs, but there have been few clear-eyed analyses of the history, hierarchies, and future of the mara phenomenon. The first book to look specifically at the Central American gang problem by drawing on the perspectives of researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds, Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America provides much-needed insight. These essays trace the development of the gangs, from Mara Salvatrucha to the 18th Street Gang, in Los Angeles and their spread to El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as the result of members' deportation to Central America; there, they account for high homicide rates and threaten the democratic stability of the region. With expertise in areas ranging from political science to law enforcement and human rights, the contributors also explore the spread of mara violence in the United States. Their findings comprise a complete documentation that spans sexualized violence, case studies of individual gangs, economic factors, varied responses to gang violence, the use of intelligence gathering, the limits of state power, and the role of policy makers. Raising crucial questions for a wide readership, these essays are sure to spark productive international dialogues.
Author : Miriam Bruhn
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Good, Bad, and Ugly Colonial Activities: Studying Development across the Americas written by Miriam Bruhn and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Levels of economic development vary widely within countries in the Americas. This paper argues that part of this variation has its roots in the colonial era. Colonizers engaged in different economic activities in different regions of a country, depending on local conditions. Some activities were "bad" in the sense that they depended heavily on the exploitation of labor and created extractive institutions, while "good" activities created inclusive institutions. The authors show that areas with bad colonial activities have lower gross domestic product per capita today than areas with good colonial activities. Areas with high pre-colonial population density also do worse today. In particular, the positive effect of "good" activities goes away in areas with high pre-colonial population density. The analysis attributes this to the "ugly" fact that colonizers used the pre-colonial population as an exploitable resource. The intermediating factor between history and current development appears to be institutional differences across regions and not income inequality or the current ethnic composition of the population.
Author : Graciela Tonon
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319531832
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries written by Graciela Tonon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a reconfiguration of the concepts of community in Latin countries as well as the community quality of life and well-being of different groups: children, young people, older adults, migrants. The traditional concept of community has changed together with the way people participate in community spaces. Community nowadays is more than a geographic concentration; it is related to social support, inter-subjectivity, participation, consensus, common beliefs, joint effort aiming at a major objective, and intense and extensive relationships. This volume presents unique experiences about culture, social development, health, water, armed conflicts, the digital media, and sports within communities, written by authors from Latin countries. This volume is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and policy makers in quality of life studies.
Author : Sonja Wolf
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477311661
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Mano Dura written by Sonja Wolf and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992, at the end of a twelve-year civil war, El Salvador was poised for a transition to democracy. Yet, after longstanding dominance by a small oligarchy that continually used violence to repress popular resistance, El Salvador’s democracy has proven to be a fragile one, as social ills (poverty chief among them) have given rise to neighborhoods where gang activity now thrives. Mano Dura examines the ways in which the ruling ARENA party used gang violence to solidify political power in the hands of the elite—culminating in draconian “iron fist” antigang policies that undermine human rights while ultimately doing little to address the roots of gang membership. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and policy analysis, Mano Dura examines the activities of three nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have advocated for more nuanced policies to eradicate gangs and the societal issues that are both a cause and an effect of gang proliferation. While other studies of street gangs have focused on relatively distant countries such as Colombia, Argentina, and Jamaica, Sonja Wolf’s research takes us to a country closer to the United States, where forced deportation has brought with it US gang culture. Charting the limited success of NGOs in influencing El Salvador’s security policies, the book brings to light key contextual aspects—including myopic media coverage and the ironic populist support for ARENA, despite the party’s protection of the elite at the expense of the greater society.
Author : J. Copestake
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230616992
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Wellbeing and Development in Peru written by J. Copestake and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict.
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer L. Burrell
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857457527
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)
Download or read book Central America in the New Millennium written by Jennifer L. Burrell and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors--anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America--argue that the process of regions and nations "disappearing" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to upholding a new, post-Cold War world order--and that a new framework for examining political processes must be accessible, socially collaborative, and in dialogue with the lived processes of suffering and struggle engaged by people in Central America and the world in the name of democracy.
Author : D. Sánchez Ancochea
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137308427
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Download or read book Good Jobs and Social Services written by D. Sánchez Ancochea and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few countries have achieved social development, which requires simultaneously securing market and social incorporation (good jobs and access to social services). This book reviews Costa Rica's experience as one of the few successful cases of double incorporation in the periphery.
Author : D. Altschuler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137271841
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)
Download or read book The Promise of Participation written by D. Altschuler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants.
Author : Sanchez-Barrios, Luis Javier
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152252861X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Evolving Entrepreneurial Strategies for Self-Sustainability in Vulnerable American Communities written by Sanchez-Barrios, Luis Javier and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship has significant impacts on a nation’s economic infrastructure. Discovering new ways to promote entrepreneurial growth within undervalued communities can help ensure financial growth, as well as provide a boost to the current economy. Evolving Entrepreneurial Strategies for Self-Sustainability in Vulnerable American Communities is an essential scholarly resource that identifies initiatives for entrepreneurs in underdeveloped areas to utilize. Featuring pertinent topics that include poverty reduction, informal investment, and social entrepreneurship, this reference publication is ideal for academicians, students, entrepreneurs, business owners, and researchers that are seeking innovative strategies to boost the economy and provide more jobs across the nation.
Author : Ainhoa Montoya
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331976330X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book The Violence of Democracy written by Ainhoa Montoya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers novel insights about the ability of a democracy to accommodate violence. In El Salvador, the end of war has brought about a violent peace, one in which various forms of violence have become incorporated into Salvadorans’ imaginaries and enactments of democracy. Based on ethnographic research, The Violence of Democracy argues that war legacies and the country’s neoliberalization have enabled an intricate entanglement of violence and political life in postwar El Salvador. This volume explores various manifestations of this entanglement: the clandestine connections between violent entrepreneurs and political actors; the blurring of the licit and illicit through the consolidation of economies of violence; and the reenactment of latent wartime conflicts and political cleavages during postwar electoral seasons. The author also discusses the potential for grassroots memory work and a political party shift to foster hopeful visions of the future and, ultimately, to transform the country’s violent democracy.
Author : Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004530274
Total Pages : 1471 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights / Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, Volume 21 (2005) written by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 1471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of the Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights covers the year 2005 and is organized along the same lines as its predecessors. Part One provides general information concerning the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and Part Two contains information concerning the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004186941).
Author : Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415966671
Total Pages : 1214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)
Download or read book International encyclopedia of adolescence written by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Author : Bertha Camacho Tuckermann
Publisher : CIPCA
ISBN 13 : 9789990583731
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (837 download)
Download or read book Civil Society Index report written by Bertha Camacho Tuckermann and published by CIPCA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Felton Earls
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 141299585X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Child as Citizen written by Felton Earls and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), this volume of the ANNALS considers conceptual, legal, and practical issues related to the realization of children as citizens.
Author : Vijayendra Rao
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804747875
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)
Download or read book Culture and Public Action written by Vijayendra Rao and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Led by Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, the distinguished anthropologists and economists in this book forcefully argue that culture is central to development, and present a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. For further information on the book and related essays, please visit www.cultureandpublicaction.org.
