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- Hurricane Mitch and human rights
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When Hurricane Mitch hit South America in November 1998, it most harshly affected Honduras and Nicaragua, and most of those affected were already living in extreme poverty. The author highlights the connection between the extent of the damage from this `n ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01
- Menchú Tum, Stoll, and martyrs of solidarity
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Civil society and grassroots campaigns are increasingly affecting foreign policy. Some of these campaigns are driven by solidarity groups in the North, who are in solidarity with a struggle in the South. This paper looks at the role of the martyr as a mot ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07
- Women and war: protection through empowerment in El Salvador
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Author: Eade, Deborah Author: Thompson, Martha ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-01 10:02
- The Spirit of Regeneration: Andean Culture Confronting Western Notions of Development
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Author: Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique with PRATEC (eds.) Issue: ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-09 19:45
- Why do indigenous municipalities in Mexico have worse piped water coverage?
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Access to piped water is highly unequal in Mexico, and indigenous municipalities are particularly disadvantaged. The present article identifies the different factors that contribute to the unequal access to piped water across Mexican municipalities for ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-27 18:01
- A new wave of decentralisation in Latin America? A Conversation with Rosemary Thorp
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In this interview, Rosemary Thorp, an expert on the political economy of Latin America and currently Oxfam GB Chair of Trustees, discusses the impact that decentralisation reforms have had in promoting development and deepening democratic governance in th ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:43
- Brazilian NGOs: from grassroots to national civic leadership
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A description is presented of the development of NGOs in Brazil from small grassroots movements into over a 1000 specialized and consolidated organizations in 1996. NGOs generally operate through one or more of six inter-related activities: applied resear ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:56
- Did the project fail? A community perspective on a participatory primary health care project in Ecuador
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This article examines a UNICEF/Ministry of Health primary health care programme in Ecuador from a community perspective. It contributes to the debate concerning the way in which the relative `success' or `failure' of participatory projects is measured. It ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:03
- A solidarity-based economy
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Economies based on solidarity and mutual support, and which are geared to human development and social justice, represent the basis of an alternative to the neo-liberal model that is driving the current globalisation process, and which tends to destroy lo ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:08
- Latin American Social Movements: Globalization, Democratization and Transnational Networks
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Author: Johnston, Hank and Paul Almeida (eds.) Publisher: Lanham, MD, Rowman & ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 12:31
