Narrow down by keywords: Governance and public policy, Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Identifying barriers to GIS-based land management in Guatemala
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The development of a cadastral system for the Republic of Guatemala was one of the priorities of the 1997 Peace Accord that ended 30 years of civil war. While uncertainty of land ownership and land title are contentious issues, the development of a nati ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:52
- No ‘return to the state’: dependency and developmentalism against neo-liberalism
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In the emerging ‘post-Washington Consensus’ era, neo-liberalism is searching for alternatives that once again emphasise the state. Yet neither Latin American dependencia nor East Asian developmentalism – two development models actually practised ‘on the g ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:09
- Sustainable peace-building in the South: experiences from Latin America (Paper from Symposium)
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While some recent conflicts have attracted international attention, other long-term conflicts with high accumulative death tolls have been relatively ignored. A decontextualised and partial view of conflict and violence is further encouraged by the separa ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:58
- Leadership and Innovation in Subnational Government: Case Studies from Latin America
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Author: Campbell, Tim and Harald Fuhr (eds.) Publisher: Washington, DC: The W ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:48
- 'Resistance as creation': a new sociability in Argentina
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While everyday forms of resistance are not new in Argentina, the spontaneity that characterised the insurrection on 19 and 20 December 2001 was unprecedented. It showed how the absence of leadership, co-ordination, and promise might open the doors to powe ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07
- A comparative analysis of microfinance and conditional cash transfers in Latin America
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This paper addresses the question of whether microfinance and conditional cash transfers can be effective in alleviating poverty in the Latin American region, and provides a comprehensive assessment of each of these programmes using data and evaluation ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-08-16 11:26
- Environmental reform in Brazil: advances and reversals
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It is now two years since the Government of President Fernando Collor de Mello took office in Brazil. This article assesses its effectiveness in implementing its environmental policies and resolving social conflicts in the Amazon in the run-up to the Unit ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:53
- Social capital: red herring or right on? the Jamaican perspective
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The discourse on social capital continues in the development arena, within which the concept is examined both as a means to an end and as an end in itself. Strengthening social capital begins at the community level. As the linkages become internalised and ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:10
- Transition in El Salvador: a multi-layered process (Paper from Symposium)
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This paper reflects on the obstacles facing Salvadorean NGOs in the transition from war to peace. Firstly, on the difficulties inherent in the peace process itself: insufficient structural change; the trap of electoral politics; a transition process that ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:58
- Models of Capitalism: Lessons for Latin America
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Author: Huber, Evelyne (ed.) Publisher: University Park, PA: Penn State Univer ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49
