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Social policy reform and participation in Latin America: the Bolivian experiment

Using the example of reforms in Bolivia, the author discusses `second generation' structural and institutional reforms taking place in Latin America, in the aftermath of Structural Adjustment Programmes' (SAPs) failure to reduce poverty and inequality. Pr ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:59

The ‘Knowledge Exchange Train’: a model for capacity building for participatory governance in the south-western Amazon

National frontiers with ecosystems experiencing rapid changes pose difficult challenges for scientific contributions to democratic processes for environmental governance. We describe an innovative outreach model, the ‘knowledge exchange train’, which comb ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Solidarity economy and recycling coops in São Paulo: micro-credit to alleviate poverty

Lack of working capital hinders collective commercialisation of recyclables. Social exclusion and bureaucratic constraints prevent recyclers from accessing official bank loans. As they continue to depend on intermediaries, the cycle of poverty, dependen ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-12-02 17:12

The Politics of Civil Society Building: European Private Aid Agencies and Democratic Transitions in Central America

Author:  Biekart, Kees Issue:  Volume 10, Numbe ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 09:06

Editorial (21.8)

As we come to an end of 2011, will the year mark a historical turning point for international development as we know it, or will this corner not be reached for a couple of years yet? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) international summit was held ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-07 13:04

Communication for social change in Latin America: contexts, theories, and experiences

The author highlights the contributions of four Latin American thinkers and activists in relation to communication for social change. Arguing that development activities are about communicating on various levels, and are deeply embedded in the cultures of ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:42

Emergency Social Funds: the experience of Bolivia and Peru

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe that the increase in poverty as a result of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) is a short-term consequence and that the benefits of SAPs filter down, in the longer term, to the least privil ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55

Knowledge, communication, development: a perspective from Latin America

Knowledge in development has been perceived as a one-way commodity that developed nations could bring ‘down to’ the level of ‘developing countries’. Sharing knowledge is generally seen as a North–South operation. This vertical approach to knowledge in dev ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02

Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: an example from the Peruvian Amazon

Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers' options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas

Author:  Speed, Shannon R., Aída Hernández Castillo, and Lynn M. Stephen (eds.) Publisher:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 08:48