"Why does poverty persist? A critical, but so far ignored, part of the answer lies in the fact that poverty is regularly created. Large numbers of people are escaping poverty, but large numbers are concurrently falling into chronic poverty. This book presents the first large-sca…
Contains 11 essays which discuss critically the conception of civil society implicit in donor assistance programmes and the methods by which donors implement such aid. Focuses largely on two aid programmes: USAID and PHARE (the European Community programme for assistance).
An exploration of changes in the political identity and economic strategies of Peru's working class in the 1970s and 80s. It uses a case study of Metal Empresa, a large factory in Lima, to trace the rise and fall of the labour movement through the successes and frustrations of i…
A student-friendly text that tells the story of the development of the Andean republics and their people by emphasizing the themes of continuity and change over time. Henderson presents a succinct, narrative approach to Andean history that limits details about political coups an…
"A student-friendly text that tells the story of the development of the Andean republics and their people by emphasizing the themes of continuity and change over time. Henderson presents a succinct, narrative approach to Andean history that limits details about political coups a…
Comprises 11 papers which explore the economic consequences of populism in Latin America. Looks at definitions of populism and addresses aspects of populist economics' doctrine and policies. Describes populist experiences in six Latin American countries and examines the absence …
Field study of living conditions and social roles of rural women, sex discrimination and social change in two rural communitys of Peru - analyses women's subordination; looks at traditional culture, childbirth, marriage and family life; examines the sexual division of labour, so…
La quatrième de couverture porte la mention suivante : "The role of the religious specialist in Andean cultures of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries was a complicated one, balanced between local traditions and the culture of the Spanish. In The Power of Huacas…
"The role of the religious specialist in Andean cultures of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries was a complicated one, balanced between local traditions and the culture of the Spanish. In The Power of Huacas, Claudia Brosseder reconstructs the dynamic interactio…