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Challenges and change in Middle America : perspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean /

A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as wel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McIlwaine, Cathy, 1965-, Willis, Katie, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, [2002]
Colección:DARG regional development series ; no. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Men, women and household diversity; 3 Ethnicities, nationalism and racism; 4 Perspectives on poverty, vulnerability and exclusion; 5 Making a living: employment, livelihoods and the informal sector; 6 Open for business: strategies for economic diversification; 7 Sowing the seeds of modernity: the insertion of agriculture into the global market.
  • 8 Unsustainable development: environmental protection issues in rural and coastal areas9 Dependency, diversity and change: towards sustainable urbanisation; 10 Social roles and spatial relations of NGOs and civil society: participation and effectiveness post-hurricane ''Mitch''; 11 Conclusion; Index.