Provides information on internal displacement induced by conflict situations in 48 countries from the late 1990s to 2002. Analyses the causes and conditions of displacement and examines the humanitarian response. Includes chapters on the development of the Global IDP Project ele…
"Assassination and political upheaval characterize the Cold War period in South America. Dictatorship in South America explores the Latin American experience of military dictatorship during this era, depicting citizens' relationship with the brutal juntas that cycled in and out …
"Petty Capitalism and Globalization uses ethnographic research to examine how small firms in Europe, Asia, and Latin America have been compelled to operate and compete in a fast-moving transnational economic environment. From Nepalese rug makers to German bakers to Taiwanese mem…
Provides the evolution of central banking in the major economies, tracing the development of both the monetery and finanical stability concerns of central banks. Explores the major policy dilemmas now facing central bankers.
Around the world, ecotourism has been hailed as a panacea: a way to fund conservation and scientific research, protect fragile ecosystems, benefit communities, promote development in poor countries, instill environmental awareness and a social conscience in the travel industry, …
In the wake of the global financial crisis, there is a new impetus for industrial policy. In Europe and the United States, where the crisis emphasized that markets are by themselves imperfect, industrial policy has re-entered the dialogue about restoring growth. And in emerging …
"Health systems everywhere face constant change as they seek to respond to evolving patterns of disease. This is especially true with communicable diseases where humanity is engaged in a constant evolutionary struggle with micro-organisms that are able to adapt rapidly to a chan…
The expansion of married women's property rights was a main achievement of feminism in Latin America. This study argues that property ownership is directly related to women's bargaining power within the household and community and points out changes resulting from gender-progres…
Reviews important developments related to the internationalization of financial issues and their implications for the economic growth and development of nations since 1970. The book contains 22 essays grouped under six headings: Part I: The Scope of the Volume; Part II: The Maas…
Negretto provides the first systematic explanation of the origins of constitutional designs from an analytical, historical and comparative perspective. Based on analysis of constitutional change in Latin America from 1900 to 2008 and four detailed case studies, Negretto shows th…
