Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America

Regional Problems and Policies in Latin America
Author: Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642396747

This contributed volume is the first book in English to offer a current and critical vision of regional problems and policies in the countries of Latin America. The book is in three main parts: a general overview of regional processes and trends in Latin America as a whole; country-level coverage of seven individual countries; and comparative analyses of common major problems such as migration, education, labor, poverty, decentralization, exports and foreign direct investments. Written by renowned academics and experts from the region, the book seeks to provide a better understanding of regional challenges and trends, regional disparities that exist in many Latin American countries and the increasing importance of metropolitan areas.

Development Or Destruction

Development Or Destruction
Author: Theodore E. Downing
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429714033

This book is the outcome of a workshop on the conversion of tropical forest to pasture in Latin America convened in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1988. It examines the dynamics underlying this complex and destructive process and enlisted multiple perspectives in order to identify alternatives.

Polarized Development and Regional Policies

Polarized Development and Regional Policies
Author: Antoni Kuklinski
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 311082339X

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Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
Total Pages: 36
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Tackling Child Poverty in Latin America

Tackling Child Poverty in Latin America
Author: Alberto Minujin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3838269179

This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent well-being and the issue of inclusive societies. Its goal is to promote new and critical thinking about these issues globally and in Latin America. The authors emphasize the need to develop new conceptual and practical avenues that can address the issues of poverty, marginalization, exclusion, and old and new inequalities in post-neoliberal times. The objective is to advance the rights of all children and adolescents in the region. This urgent book represents a unique opportunity for practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and students to get access to the most up-to-date perspectives on child poverty and inequality from a conceptual and practical point of view.

Regional Development Dialogue

Regional Development Dialogue
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Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012
Genre: Regional planning
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An international journal focusing on third world development problems.