Economic Development in Latin American Communities of African Descent
Author: Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy
Author: Michelle Holder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-05-18
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1498546250
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfro-Latinos in the U.S. Economy outlines the current position and status of Afro-Latinxs in the economy of the United States. Very little research has thus far been disseminated in the field of economics on the contributions of Afro-Latinxs regarding income and wealth, labor market status, occupational mobility, and educational attainment. On the other hand, cultural studies, literary criticism, and social science fields have produced more research on Afro-Latinxs; the discipline of economics is, thus, significantly behind the curve in exploring the economic dimensions of this group. While the Afro-Latinx community constitutes a comparatively small segment of the U.S. population, and is often viewed as the nexus between two of the country’s largest minority groups—African Americans and Latinxs, who comprise 13 percent and 17 percent, respectively, of the U.S. population—Holder and Aja outline how the group’s unique economic position is different than non-black Latinxs. Despite possessing higher levels of education relative to the Latinx community as a whole, U.S. Afro-Latinxs do not experience expected returns in income and earnings, underscoring the role anti-Blackness plays in everyday life regardless of ancestral origin. The goal of this book is to provide a foundation in the economic dimensions of Afro-Latinxs in the U.S. which can be used to both complement and supplement research conducted on this group in other major disciplines. “
Economic Development in Latin American Communities of African Desent
Author: Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
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Published: 2002
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New Latin America
Author: Fernando Calderón
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-08-04
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1509540032
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLatin America has experienced a profound transformation in the first two decades of the 21st century: it has been fully incorporated into the global economy, while excluding regions and populations devalued by the logic of capitalism. Technological modernization has gone hand-in-hand with the reshaping of old identities and the emergence of new ones. The transformation of Latin America has been shaped by social movements and political conflicts. The neoliberal model that dominated the first stage of the transformation induced widespread inequality and poverty, and triggered social explosions that led to its own collapse. A new model, neo-developmentalism, emerged from these crises as national populist movements were elected to government in several countries. The more the state intervened in the economy, the more it became vulnerable to corruption, until the rampant criminal economy came to penetrate state institutions. Upper middle classes defending their privileges and citizens indignant because of corruption of the political elites revolted against the new regimes, undermining the model of neo-developmentalism. In the midst of political disaffection and public despair, new social movements, women, youth, indigenous people, workers, peasants, opened up avenues of hope against the background of darkness invading the continent. This book, written by two leading scholars of Latin America, provides a comprehensive and up-do-date account of the new Latin America that is in the process of taking shape today. It will be an indispensable text for students and scholars in Latin American Studies, sociology, politics and media and communication studies, and anyone interested in Latin America today.
Beyond the Sociology of Development
Author: Ivar Oxaal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010-11-26
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0415601932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConceived as a response to the economic naïvety and implicit metropolitan bias of many 1950s and 60s studies of âe~the sociology of developmentâe(tm) , this volume, first published in 1975, provides actual field studies and theoretical reviews to indicate the directions which a conceptually more adequate study of developing societies should take. Much of the book reflects strongly the influence of Andre Gunder Frank, but the contributors adopt a critical attitude to his ideas, applying them in empirical situations within such African and American countries as Kenya, Guyana, Tanzania and Peru. Others pursue the lines of enquiry opened up by Latin American theories of economic âe~dependencyâe(tm) and by the new school of French economic anthropology.
Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America
Author: Mayra Buvinić
Publisher: IDB
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1931003653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoverty and inequality in Latin America are easily recognizable in the faces of women, Afro-descendents, the indigenous, people with disabilities, victims of HIV/AIDS, and other groups outside the societal mainstream. Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America reviews the common features of these excluded populations, including their invisibility in official statistics and the stigma, discrimination, and disadvantages they have long endured. But it also examines the region's inclusionary policies and programs that can improve access by these groups to the quality social services and economic and political resources these groups need to level the playing field. Case studies examine ethnic and racial political organization, gender quotas, and labor markets across the region, and social exclusion in Brazil, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. Comparative studies summarize social inclusion policies of both the European Union and selected countries on the Continent.
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2005; Acknowledging African Descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in All of the Americas with an Emphasis on Descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, and for Other Purposes; and Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrodescendants, Identity, and the Struggle for Development in the Americas
Author: Bernd Reiter
Publisher: MSU Press
Published: 2012-04-01
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 162895163X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndigenous people and African descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean have long been affected by a social hierarchy established by elites, through which some groups were racialized and others were normalized. Far from being “racial paradises” populated by an amalgamated “cosmic race” of mulattos and mestizos, Latin America and the Caribbean have long been sites of shifting exploitative strategies and ideologies, ranging from scientific racism and eugenics to the more sophisticated official denial of racism and ethnic difference. This book, among the first to focus on African descendants in the region, brings together diverse reflections from scholars, activists, and funding agency representatives working to end racism and promote human rights in the Americas. By focusing on the ways racism inhibits agency among African descendants and the ways African-descendant groups position themselves in order to overcome obstacles, this interdisciplinary book provides a multi-faceted analysis of one of the gravest contemporary problems in the Americas.
Lessons from Latin America
Author: Kirk Bowman
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2014-08-20
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1442605510
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the early 1980s, Latin American countries have been innovative in a range of policy and cultural experiences, including health care, voting, pensions, and multiculturalism. And yet, their policy innovations are rarely found in textbooks. This book addresses that gap, providing a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of both the history of "looking down" at Latin America and the political, economic, and cultural "lessons" (including successes, failures, and unintended consequences) that should inform important policy discussions around the world.
