"Indigenous peoples constitute a large and distinct portion of Latin America's population. They are more likely to be poor than any other group. This book documents their socioeconomic situation, and trends over the last decade, and shows that while progress has been achieved in…
L'homme qui parle avec les plantes
by Pérez Barreto, Yvo, Safrani, Sophie, Prouteau, Hélène
Comprises a collection of papers on a wide range of subjects related to globalization and the roles of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Catálogo de cactáceas mexicanas
by Guzmán, Ulises, Arias, Salvador, Dávila Aranda, Patricia
Everyday forms of state formation: revolution and the negotiation of rule in modern …
by Joseph, Gilbert Michael, Nugent, Daniel, Scott, James Campbell, University of California (San Diego, Calif.), Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, La Jolla, International Conference on Popular Culture, State Formation, and the Mexican Revolution, La Jolla, CA
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…
"This collection of original essays examines the social and political consequences of the globalization of the apparel industry in Asia, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States. The contributors analyze the countries' trade policies, the apparel industry's …
4e de couv.: Why are Mexican women more likely to experience nonfatal diseases than their male counterparts? To unravel this mystery, Kaja Finkler explores the relationship between patterns of social interaction, cultural expectations, and gender ideologies. In Women in Pain, sh…
"Here, for the first time in English--and from the Mexican perspective--is the story of Mexican migration to the United States and the astonishing forced repatriation of hundreds of thousands of people to Mexico during the worldwide economic crisis of the Great Depression. While…
Research papers, case studies on economic policy and economic conditions, during the 1970s and 1980s - examines economic growth, industrial growth, development policy, structural change, external debt problems, trade relations, trade policy, economic reforms, international divis…