Capital, power, and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean / / edited by Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.98
• Soggetto topico: Power (Social sciences) - Latin America; Equality - Latin America
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Economic conditions 1982-; Latin America Social conditions 1982-; Latin America Politics and government 1980-
• Persona (resp. second.): HarrisRichard L <1939-> (Richard Legé); NefJorge
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgment of Support; Maps; Preface Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 1 Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 2 Latin America's Rural Transformation: Unequal Development and Persistent Poverty Cristobal Kay; 3 Dependency, Underdevelopment, and Neoliberalism Richard L. Harris; 4 Economic Restructuring, Neoliberalism, and the Working Class Viviana Patroni; 5 Insecurity, Development, and Democracy: A Pan-American Perspective Jorge Nef ; 6 The Riddle of New Social Movements: Who They Are and What They Do Judith Adler Hellman7 Women in the Social, Political, and Economic Transformation of Latin America and the Caribbean Francesca Miller; 8 Indigenous Peoples: Changing Identities and Forms of Resistance Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese; 9 Liberation Theology, Christian Base Communities, and Solidarity Movements: A Historical Reflection Wilder Robles; 10 Ecological Crisis, Sustainable Development, and Capitalism Guido Pascual Galafassi; 11 Globalization and Regionalization in the Americas Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; Index ; About the Contributors Please see the book's website for additional materials: http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/0742555240
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprehensive and interdisciplinary, the thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America is an engaging critical analysis of the major political, economic, social, and ecological conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Expert chapter authors describe and analyze the economies and trading relations, politics and state policies, social inequalities and social injustices, indigenous communities, gender relations, influence of religion, wide array of social movements, and social ecology of the societies in this important region of the world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Capital, power, and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
• ISBN: 0-7425-5524-0; 0-7425-7250-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790584403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical currents in Latin American perspective.