Changes in Population, Inequality and Human Capital Formation in the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries [[electronic resource] ] : A Comparative Perspective / / by Enriqueta Camps-Cura |
Autore | Camps-Cura Enriqueta |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 159 p. 60 illus., 51 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 330.9 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history
America - History Latin America - Economic conditions North America - Economic conditions Education - Economic aspects Economics Culture Economic History History of the Americas Latin American/Caribbean Economics North American Economics Education Economics Cultural Economics Igualtat Condicions econòmiques Població |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN |
9783030213503
9783030213510 (e-book) |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Impact of Race and Inequality on Human Capital Formation in Latin America during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Chapter 3: Education and Inequality in North America in the Long Term with Special Reference to the United States -- Chapter 4: World Population Growth and Fertility Patterns, 1960-2010: A Simple Model Explaining the Evolution of the World’s Fertility – The Americas in a Comparative Framework -- Chapter 5: The Economic Geography of Human Capital in Twentieth Century Latin America in an International Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 6: Education and Children’s Work: Spain, Latin America and Developing Countries -- Chapter 7: Education, Gender Gaps and Market Openness: A Comparative Study of Urban Latin America and East Asia (1970-2000) -- Chapter 8: Income and Human Capital, Inequality and Ethnicity in the Americas during the Second Era of Globalization (1960-2010). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337677703321 |
Camps-Cura Enriqueta | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Legacy of Mega Events : Urban Transformations and Citizenship in Rio de Janeiro / / edited by Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro, Filippo Bignami |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer International Publishing, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVII, 192 p. 28 illus., 22 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 320.98153 |
Collana | The Latin American Studies Book Series |
Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Urban
Regionalism Latin America - Economic conditions Latin America - History America - Politics and government Urban Sociology Latin American/Caribbean Economics Latin American History American Politics |
ISBN | 3-030-55053-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part. I. Introduction -- Part II. Context -- Chapter 1. The sporting mega-events inside the neoliberal experiment of urban development -- Chapter 2. Rio de Janeiro economic crisis and austerity reponses -- Chapter 3. From the dream of "new middle class" to the new urban poverty -- Chapter 4. The political crisis: urban entrepreneurship without a leader class -- Part III. Facts and reasons of the failures -- Chapter 5. Decomposition of the public security system -- Chapter 6. De-gentrification, urban sprawl and social racism -- Chapter 7. Decomposition of the urban mobility system -- Chapter 8. From the promise of integration to the legacy of exclusion: Policies for favelas in Rio de Janeiro (2007 - 2017) -- Chapter 9. Porto Maravilha: The defeat of the real estate-financial model -- Chapter 10. Porto Maravilha: Decomposition of the coalition and repositioning of public agents -- Part IV. Reconstruction of city project. Resistance and new ways -- Chapter 11. The experience of tenement houses as forms of resistance in Downtown -- Chapter 12. Experiments of counter-hegemonic coalitions -- Chapter 13. cultural policies in dispute; spaces of possibilities in front of Porto Maravilha -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910863183203321 |
Springer International Publishing, 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Social Life of Economic Inequalities in Contemporary Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : Decades of Change / / edited by Margit Ystanes, Iselin Åsedotter Strønen |
Autore | Margit Ystanes |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 289 p. 1 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 305.8 |
Collana | Approaches to Social Inequality and Difference |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnology
Economic sociology Latin America—Economic conditions Social structure Equality Ethnography Economic Sociology Latin American/Caribbean Economics Social Structure |
ISBN | 3-319-61536-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Reformism, Class Conciliation, and the Pink Tide: Material Gains and their Limits -- 3. Entangled Inequalities, State, and Social Policies in Contemporary Brazil -- 4. #sosfavelas: Digital Representations of Violence and Inequality in Rio de Janeiro -- 5. Urban Development in Rio de Janeiro During the 'Pink Tide': from politics of citizenship to politics of privilege -- 6. Meanings of Poverty: an Ethnography of Bolsa Familia Beneficiaries in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil -- 7. Political Polarization, Colonial Inequalities, and the Crisis of Modernity in Venezuela -- 8. Market Liberalization and the (Un-) Making of the 'Perfect Neoliberal Citizen': Enactments of Gendered and Racialized Inequalities among Peruvian Vendors -- 9. Coming of Age in the Penal System: Neoliberalism, 'Mano Dura', and the Reproduction of 'Racialised' Inequality in Honduras -- 10. Settlers and Squatters: The Production of Social Inequalities in the Peruvian Desert -- 11. Latin American Inequality and Reparation -- 12. Postscript. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910231245503321 |
Margit Ystanes | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Space Fostering Latin American Societies [[electronic resource] ] : Developing the Latin American Continent Through Space, Part 4 / / edited by Annette Froehlich |
Autore | Froehlich Annette |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (198 pages) |
Disciplina | 341.4 |
Collana | Southern Space Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Law of the sea
International law Aeronautics—Law and legislation Outer space—Exploration Astronautics Latin America—Economic conditions Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space Space Exploration and Astronautics Latin American/Caribbean Economics |
ISBN | 3-031-20675-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Space as a Tool for Development in Brazil: A Law and Development Perspective -- Honduras in Space So Far: A Central American Approach -- Democracy Through Connectivity: How Satellite Telecommunication Can Bridge the Digital Divide in Latin America -- Social Sustainability: A Challenge for the Supply Chain of the Mexican Space Sector -- Bolivian CanSat Contest: Promoting Space Science and Technology -- Dynamic Computational Analysis of a Cubesat Structure to Test a New Material for a Space-Radiation Protection Shield -- Lessons Learned on the Thermal Analysis of a Cubesat Using the Finite Element Method -- K’oto Project a Cubesat Design: Methodology and Development. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910731482603321 |
Froehlich Annette | ||
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Time and Space [[electronic resource] ] : Latin American Regional Development in Historical Perspective / / edited by Daniel A. Tirado-Fabregat, Marc Badia-Miró, Henry Willebald |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIV, 407 p. 80 illus.) |
Disciplina | 338.98 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies in Economic History |
Soggetto topico |
Economic history
Economic geography Regional economics Spatial economics Economic development Economic History Economic Geography Latin American/Caribbean Economics Regional and Spatial Economics Economic Growth Desenvolupament econòmic Ordenació del territori Condicions econòmiques Disparitats regionals |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-030-47553-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction-Time, space and economics in the history of Latin America -- Chapter 2: Comparing different estimation methodologies of regional GDPs in Latin American countries -- Chapter 3:Productive and regional development policies in Latin America since 1890 -- Chapter 4: Regional inequality in Latin American countries -- Chapter 4.1: Growth and convergence among Argentine provinces since 1895 -- Chapter 4.2: From West to East: Bolivian Regional GDPs since the 1950s. A story of natural resources and infrastructure -- Chapter 4.3: The evolution of regional income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2015 -- Chapter 4.4: Spatial inequality in Chile in the long run: a paradox of extreme concentration in absence of agglomeration forces (1890-2017) -- Chapter 4.5: Regional Economic Inequality in Colombia, 1926-2018 -- Chapter 4.6: Regional GDP in Mexico, 1895-2010 -- Chapter 4.7: Peruvian regional inequality: 1847-2017 -- Chapter 4.8:Patterns of regional income distribution in Uruguay (1872-2012): a story of agglomeration, natural resources and public policies -- Chapter 4.9: Was the oil sown evenly? Long-term patterns of regional inequality in Venezuela (1881-2011) -- Chapter 5: Spatial Inequality in Latin America (1895-2010): convergence and clusters in a long-run approach -- Chapter 6: Regional inequality in Latin America: does it mirror the European pattern?. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910468237203321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tourism in Post-revolutionary Nicaragua : Struggles over Land, Water, and Fish / / by G. Thomas LaVanchy, Matthew J. Taylor, Nikolai A. Alvarado, Anna G. Sveinsdóttir, Mariel Aguilar-Støen |
Autore | LaVanchy G. Thomas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer International Publishing, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 78 p. 31 illus., 28 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.4791 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Human geography
Cultural geography Physical geography Tourism Management Water Hydrology Latin America - Economic conditions Social and Cultural Geography Physical Geography Tourism Management Latin American/Caribbean Economics |
ISBN | 3-030-55632-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Background to Tourism in Nicaragua with a focus on the Pacific Coast -- Chapter 2. When the Wells Run Dry Tourism’s Demand for Water and Responses to Water Insecurity -- Chapter 3. The Elitization of Space -- Chapter 4. When Tourism Collides with Local Livelihoods Artisanal Fisheries and Ownership of Sea Space -- Chapter 5. Nicaragua’s Surfing Revolution Bringing Radical Changes to the Coast -- Chapter 6. Tourism and Conflict along Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast What is in Store for the Future?. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910863177403321 |
LaVanchy G. Thomas | ||
Springer International Publishing, 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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