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Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela

Published:

Total Pages: 164

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Notes of a Potato Watcher

Notes of a Potato Watcher

Author: James Lang

Publisher: International Potato Center

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781585441389

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"Native to the New World, the potato was domesticated by Andean farmers, probably in the Lake Titicaca basin, almost as early as grain crops were cultivated in the Near East. Full of essential vitamins and energy-giving starch, the potato has proved a valuable world resource. Curious Spaniards took the potato back to Europe, from whence it spread worldwide. Today, the largest potato producer is China, with India not far behind. To tell the potato's story, Lang has done fieldwork in South America, Asia, and Africa."--Jacket.


Latin America's Quest for Globalization

Latin America's Quest for Globalization

Author: Félix E. Martín

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1351923080

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Investments by Spanish firms in Latin America have grown since the early 1990s by taking over many of the state-owned firms put out to tender. Second only to the United States, these investments make Spain one of the largest markets of foreign direct investment for Latin America. This multidisciplinary volume focuses on the emergence of Spanish multinational enterprises in this region. Furthermore, it analyzes the sociological and political consequences of these investments and exhibits several theoretical and methodological approaches that make the book a useful aid for teaching. It is essential reading for those who want to understand structural reforms, their consequences and the international impact of economic reform.


From Defense to Development?

From Defense to Development?

Author: Sean M. DiGiovanna

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-11

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1134351437

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This impressive book tracks the progress of twelve countries on five continents in moving resources from defense to civilian activity in the 1990's. Based on intensive field research, thanks to its truly international array of contributors, the book addresses each country with an impressive standard of scholarship. This accessible book is written i


State Terrorism in Latin America

State Terrorism in Latin America

Author: Thomas C. Wright

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780742537217

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Examines the tragic development and resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Focusing on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983), this book offers an exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements.


DNA Banks

DNA Banks

Author: M. Carmen de Vicente

Publisher: Bioversity International

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9290437022

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Introduction and overview; State of the art of DNA storage: results of a world wide survey; DNA storage as a complementary conservation strategy; Platforms for DNA banking; The role of bioinformatics in coordinating conservations efforts; DNA banks: a primary resource for conservation research; Tissue collections as a means of storing DNA: a contribution to the conservation of Colombian biodiversity; Opportunities. limitations and needs for DNA banks; A model for DNA banking to enhance the management, distribution and use of ex situ stored PGR.


Beyond Common Knowledge

Beyond Common Knowledge

Author: Erik Gilbert Jensen

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780804748032

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An intensive global search is on for the "rule of law," the holy grail of good governance, which has led to a dramatic increase in judicial reform activities in developing countries. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the widening gap between theory and practice, or to the ongoing disconnect between stated project goals and actual funded activities. Beyond Common Knowledge examines the standard methods of legal and judicial reform. Taking stock of international experience in legal and judicial reform in Latin America, Europe, India, and China, this volume answers key questions in the judicial reform debate: What are the common assumptions about the role of the courts in improving economic growth and democratic politics? Do we expect too much from the formal legal system? Is investing in judicial reform projects a good strategy for getting at the problems of governance that beset many developing countries? If not, what are we missing?