Author: University of California, BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Commencement
Author: University of California, BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Register of the University of California
Author: University of California (1868-1952)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 1362
Book Description
Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America
Author: George PsacharopoulosPublisher: Ashgate Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Indigenous people constitute a large portion of Latin America's population and suffer from severe and widespread poverty. They are more likely than any other groups of a country's population to be poor. This study documents their socioeconomic situation and shows how it can be improved through changes in policy-influenced variables such as education. The authors review the literature of indigenous people around the world and provide a statistical overview of those in Latin America. Case studies profile the indigenous populations in Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, examining their distribution, education, income, labour force participation and differences in gender roles. A final chapter presents recommendations for conducting future research.
Bitter Fruit
Author: Stephen SchlesingerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674260074
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. First published in 1982, this book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the United States and the Third World. The authors make extensive use of U.S. government documents and interviews with former CIA and other officials. It is a warning of what happens when the United States abuses its power.
World Development Report 2009
Author: World BankPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 082137608X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.
Poverty in Guatemala
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821355527
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Available evidence suggests that poverty levels in Guatemala are higher than other Central American countries, with data for 2000 showing over half of all Guatemalans (about 6.4 million people) living in poverty, with about 16 per cent classified as living in extreme poverty. This report provides a multi-dimensional analysis of poverty in the country, using both quantitative and qualitative data, as well as examining the impact of government policies and spending on the poor. Policy options and priorities for poverty reduction strategies are identified under the key challenges of building opportunities and assets, reducing vulnerabilities, improving institutions and empowering communities.
The American Economic Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Includes annual List of doctoral dissertations in political economy in progress in American universities and colleges; and the Hand book of the American Economic Association.
Register
Author: University of California, BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1368
Book Description
Commencement Programs
Author: University of California, BerkeleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commencement ceremonies
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Progress, Poverty and Exclusion
Author: Rosemary ThorpPublisher: IDB
ISBN: 9781886938359
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A comprehensive Statistical Appendix provides regional and country-by-country data in such areas as GDP, manufacturing, sector productivity, prices, trade, income distribution and living standards."--BOOK JACKET.