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Violence in development: the logic of forced displacement on Colombia’s Pacific coast

A progressive piece of legislation in 1993 granted collective land rights to Colombia’s black communities living in the rural areas of the Pacific coast region. This measure aimed partly to support sustainable development strategies in the region through ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Challenging relations: a labour-NGO coalition to oppose the Canada-US and North American Free Trade Agreements (NAFTA), 1985-1993

In 1987-1988, a national debate erupted in Canada on the desirability of entering into a free trade agreement with the USA and its potential effect on Canadian culture, society, and national sovereignty - as well as its economy. A national coalition of la ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:11

Transcending Neo-liberalism: Community-based Development in Latin America

Author: Veltmeyer, Henry and O’Malley, Anthony (eds.) Publisher: Bloomfield, ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49

Food crisis, small-scale farmers, and markets in the Andes

In the Andean region, national policy responses to the 2007–08 food-price crisis emphasised reducing pressures on consumers, and particularly on urban populations. In Bolivia, the prices of all domestic and imported food tubers and grains rose dra ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-15 16:37

Operationalising participatory research and farmer-to-farmer extension: the Kamayoq in Peru

While rural poverty is endemic in the Andean region, structural adjustment programmes have led to a dismemberment of agricultural research and extension services so that they are unable to serve the needs of smallholder farmers. The NGO Practical Action h ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00

The Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade: how lasting were its benefits?

In 1981, Nicaragua was awarded UNESCO's Nadezhda K Krupskaya prize in recognition of the success of the 1980 National Literacy Crusade (CNA) through which, it was claimed, three quarters of the country's illiterate had been taught to read and write. This ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:54

Export processing zones: a Caribbean development dilemma

The author describes incentives used by governments to attract foreign investment and create export processing zones (EPZs), also known as special economic or free trade zones. The low cost of labour, mostly provided by women, is one of these incentives. ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01

Technical versus popular language: some reflections on the vocabulary of urban management in Mexico and Brazil

Despite improvements in access to urban land and services since the 1980s, in both Brazil and Mexico, the consolidation of peripheral urban settlements has accentuated social segregation. Such trends highlight the continuing existence of poverty on a glob ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Four steps to community media as a development tool

Community media represent a crucial input in development processes, playing an important role in democratisation, social struggles, and awareness raising. But they often face difficulties on the financial and legal levels due to the constraints created ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-10-01 13:29

Rebel Radio: The Story of El Salvador's Radio Venceremos