LEADER 03644oam 2200661I 450 001 9910822284703321 005 20240405063142.0 010 $a1-317-87688-1 010 $a1-138-13877-0 010 $a1-315-83844-3 010 $a1-317-87689-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315838441 035 $a(CKB)2670000000569274 035 $a(EBL)1798363 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001374542 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11793595 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001374542 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11325015 035 $a(PQKB)10153766 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1798363 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1798363 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10944908 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL647680 035 $a(OCoLC)891589749 035 $a(OCoLC)897463003 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000569274 100 $a20180706e20142002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChallenges and change in middle America $eperspectives on development in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean /$fedited by Cathy McIlwaine and Katie Willis ; Developing Areas Research Group, The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institu 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxon [England] :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (585 p.) 225 1 $aDARG Regional Development Series ;$vNumber 2 300 $aFirst published 2002 by Pearson Education. 311 $a0-582-40485-1 311 $a1-322-16423-1 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Publisher''s Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Men, women and household diversity; 3 Ethnicities, nationalism and racism; 4 Perspectives on poverty, vulnerability and exclusion; 5 Making a living: employment, livelihoods and the informal sector; 6 Open for business: strategies for economic diversification; 7 Sowing the seeds of modernity: the insertion of agriculture into the global market 327 $a8 Unsustainable development: environmental protection issues in rural and coastal areas9 Dependency, diversity and change: towards sustainable urbanisation; 10 Social roles and spatial relations of NGOs and civil society: participation and effectiveness post-hurricane ''Mitch''; 11 Conclusion; Index 330 $aA comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as well as experiencing similar development problems today. These include European colonialism, structural adjustment, small size, reliance on primary production, influence of the United States and moves towards democratisation. While Mexico is obviously a much larger country in area, economy and populati 410 0$aDARG regional development series ;$vNumber 2. 607 $aCentral America$xEconomic conditions$y1979- 607 $aCaribbean Area$xEconomic conditions$y1945- 607 $aMexico$xEconomic conditions$y1994- 676 $a338.972 676 $a338.972 701 $aMcIlwaine$b Cathy$f1965-$0646888 701 $aWillis$b Katie$f1968-$0144660 712 02$aInstitute of British Geographers.$bDeveloping Areas Research Group. 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822284703321 996 $aChallenges and change in middle America$94018936 997 $aUNINA