Political Networks and Social Movements

Political Networks and Social Movements
Author: Soledad Valdivia Rivera
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2019-05-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1789202205

After a landslide electoral victory in 2006, Evo Morales became the first indigenous President of Bolivia. Morales’s stunning ascent was mirrored by the rising fortunes of his political party, the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo, which today continues to challenge the status quo in Bolivian politics and implement ambitious social reforms. This study examines how the state and social movements have impacted democratization in Bolivia, along with other sectors such as NGOs and the media. Soledad Valdivia Rivera’s analysis helps us to understand how the movement's relationships have come to transform the Bolivian political process as we know it.

Building Capabilities for Productive Development

Building Capabilities for Productive Development
Author: Jorge Cornick
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-06-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1597823171

Productive development policies (PDPs) are notoriously hard. They involve a daunting level of technical detail, require public-private collaboration, are in constant danger of capture, and demand time consistency hard to achieve in a politically volatile region. Nevertheless, the potential of PDPs to revitalize the region’s economic performance and spur productivity growth cannot be ignored. This book takes an in-depth look at 17 cases involving productive development agencies from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay, identifying key features of institutional design and agency-level practices that make success more likely in this difficult policy arena. Careful study of these experiences might help successful productive development policies gain currency across the region. The cases in this book should not be seen as the exceptions that prove the rule of lackluster PDP performance, but rather as examples that demonstrate the rule can be broken.

International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice

International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice
Author: Nazneen Mayadas
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1997-10-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Covering the five continents of the globe, this text explores the theory and practice of social work within selected countries. In the context of conditions prevalent in these countries, it highlights the constant challenges facing social workers to meet the needs of individuals and societies.

Business goals and social commitment. Shaping organisational capabilities. — Colombia’s Fundación Social, 1984-2011

Business goals and social commitment. Shaping organisational capabilities. — Colombia’s Fundación Social, 1984-2011
Author: Dávila Ladrón de Guevara, José Camilo
Publisher: Ediciones Uniandes-Universidad de los Andes
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9586959317

Corporations, business groups and other business organizations are increasingly concerned about social challenges that directly impact the future of capitalism. Colombia s Fundación Social (FS) a century-old Latin American business group has from its start operated under two different but closely intertwined rationales: as a market, profit-seeking player; and as a civil society organization practicing solidarity. Social aims are at the core of FS mission, and business firms are instrumental. Remarkably, despite decades of growth as a ranking business group, FS underlying objective remained grounded in concern for the poor: To fight the structural causes of poverty.

Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas

Urban Segregation and Governance in the Americas
Author: B. Roberts
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2009-04-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230620841

Residential segregation is a key issue for good governance in Latin American cities. The isolation of people of different social classes or ethnicities has potential political and social consequences, including differential access to and quality of education, health and other services. This volume uses the recent availability of geo-coded census data and techniques of spatial analysis to conduct the first detailed comparative examination of residential segregation in six major Latin American metropolises, with Austin, Texas, as a US comparison. It demonstrates the high degree of residential segregation of contemporary Latin American cities and discusses implications for the welfare of urban residents.

Reassembling Social Security

Reassembling Social Security
Author: Carmelo Mesa-Lago
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2008-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199233772

The reform of social security pensions and healthcare is a key issue for the modern world, and in many ways Latin America has acted as a social laboratory for the reform of these systems. This is the first book to comprehensively study these influential reforms in Latin America's pension and health care systems.

Social Protection in Health Schemes for Mother, Newborn and Child Populations

Social Protection in Health Schemes for Mother, Newborn and Child Populations
Author: Pan American Health Organization
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-11-25
Genre: Child health services
ISBN: 9275128413

This publication is the product of a joint initiative between PAHO/WHO, USAID, SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) and AECI, initiated in 2004/05 to identify options for extending social protection in health to mothers, newborns, and children in Latin American Countries. It relies strongly on concepts and methodologies developed since 2000 by PAHO and SIDA and on the conceptual developments of the ILO (International Labour Organization) - PAHO Joint Initiative on Extension of Social Protection in Health.

Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America

Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America
Author: Benjamin Goldfrank
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2015-09-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0271074515

The resurgence of the Left in Latin America over the past decade has been so notable that it has been called “the Pink Tide.” In recent years, regimes with leftist leaders have risen to power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. What does this trend portend for the deepening of democracy in the region? Benjamin Goldfrank has been studying the development of participatory democracy in Latin America for many years, and this book represents the culmination of his empirical investigations in Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In order to understand why participatory democracy has succeeded better in some countries than in others, he examines the efforts in urban areas that have been undertaken in the cities of Porto Alegre, Montevideo, and Caracas. His findings suggest that success is related, most crucially, to how nationally centralized political authority is and how strongly institutionalized the opposition parties are in the local arenas.

Identity and Internationalization in Catholic Universities

Identity and Internationalization in Catholic Universities
Author: Hans de Wit
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-08-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004382097

Identity and Internationalization in Catholic Universities explores the relationship between Catholic identity, mission, and internationalization in Catholic universities of different types and located in different contexts. Internationalization is a key concern for universities working to achieve their goals in different regions of the world but without neglecting their identity. There are many universities that consider themselves related to the Roman Catholic faith and many other universities with Christian affiliations. It is well known that Catholic universities have unique missions, such as the formation of individuals inspired by a religious conviction to serve society and the church. That is why it is imperative to have empirical knowledge to help develop practical and effective policies on central themes such as internationalization, a fundamental part of many universities’ developmental strategies, while paying special attention to each university’s specific context. This book includes sixteen case studies from Latin America, the United States, the Asia Pacific, and Europe, and also includes chapters on regional perspectives on Catholic higher education as well as more specifically Jesuit higher education, the global network of La Salle universities, and internationalization in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific region, and Europe.