Latin American and East European Economies in Transition

Latin American and East European Economies in Transition
Author: Claude Auroi
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780714644035

Within the global framework of the major transformation of development models the various contributors to this collection seek to compare the Latin American experiences of macroeconomic changes or adjustments with those of East European countries.

Capitalists and Revolution in Nicaragua

Capitalists and Revolution in Nicaragua
Author: Rose J. Spalding
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780807844564

"Exceptionally lucid description of elite composition, organization, and behavior as it evolved before, during, and after the Sandinista period. Well-informed by elite theory and by a comparative perspective, using Chilean, Peruvian, Salvadoran, and Mexican examples. Major contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2000/2001

The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2000/2001
Author: Tom Tietenberg
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2000-05-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1782543422

There has been an explosion in the literature and research on environmental and resource economics in recent years. This major annual publication provides a cutting-edge survey of current research by the leading experts in the field.

Latin American Development

Latin American Development
Author: David A. Preston
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317892100

Provides an up-to-date analysis of many aspects of Latin America through a series of short essays, written by experienced geographers.

Central America

Central America
Author: George Irvin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429713606

This book addresses selected aspects of reconstructing Central American's industrial and trading system. Special attention is given to the role of the European Community in regional reconstruction and integration and analyzes the economic legacy of the 1980s and the impact of adjustment policy. .

Latin American Education

Latin American Education
Author: Carlos Alberto Torres
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-03-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429711166

This book offers a relevant sample of the current research on Latin American education in comparative perspective. In their introduction, Torres and Puiggros, two of the most recognized researchers of Latin American education, draw from political sociology of education, theories of the state, history of education, and deconstructionist theories to focus on changes in state formation in the region and its implications for the constitution of the pedagogical subject in public schools. Throughout the different chapters, the contributors present and analyze the most relevant topics, research agendas, and some of the key theoretical and political problems of Latin American education.