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Food Security and International Relations
People are often surprised to learn that although the current global levels of food production are sufficient to feed all of humanity, the problems of undernourishment increase year by year in many countries. Economic growth, while important, is not a guarantee for reducing hunger. The intensification of income concentration worldwide, in the face of the persistence of millions of hungry families, demonstrates that economic interest is not guided by the needs of humanity. Moreover, the problem of food no longer refers to the lack of food alone. Many people are still unaware that our diets are not simply choices of taste and tradition but the result of international dynamics driven by geopolitical factors, the trajectory of capitalism, and other ulterior forces. The authors deepen the link between international relations and food security by exploring the humanitarian and ethical importance of a solution to the problem of hunger; the role of the state as a strategically relevant actor in achieving food security; and the nature of the problem of food security in a world in which the rationale guiding food production and distribution is a capitalist one.
Feminism in Public Debt
EPDF and EPUB available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. As many developing countries are facing increasingly higher levels of debt and economic instability, this interdisciplinary volume explores the intersection of sovereign debt and women's human rights. Through contributions from leading voices in academia, civil society, international organisations and nations governments, it shows how debt-related economic policies are widening gender inequalities and argues for a systematic feminist approach to debt issues. Offering a new perspective on the global debt crisis, this is an invaluable resource for readers who seek to understand the complex relationship between economics and gender.
Law and the Epistemologies of the South
Offers a radical critique of exclusionary state law and proposes an epistemic, theoretical and political alternative.
Dragonomics
An insightful examination of the political and economic ties between China and Latin America from the 1950s to the present This book explores the impact of Chinese growth on Latin America since the early 2000s. Some twenty years ago, Chinese entrepreneurs headed to the Western Hemisphere in search of profits and commodities, specifically those that China lacked and that some Latin American countries held in abundance--copper, iron ore, crude oil, and soybeans. Focusing largely on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru, Carol Wise traces the evolution of political and economic ties between China and these countries and analyzes how success has varied by sector, project, and country. She also assesses the costs and benefits of Latin America's recent pivot toward Asia. Wise argues that while opportunities for closer economic integration with China are seemingly infinite, so are the risks. She contends that the best outcomes have stemmed from endeavors where the rule of law, regulatory oversight, and a clear strategy exist on the Latin American side.
Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Farmer Incomes in Bihar
Enhancing Agricultural Productivity and Farmer Incomes in Bihar discusses the performance of Bihar's agriculture sector in recent times and the multifarious challenges it is facing. The book explores future possibilities from the perspectives of raising agricultural productivity and farmer incomes and attaining inclusive growth. Given that doubling farmers' incomes in India is the declared agenda of the central and state governments, the insights to be gained from this book would be invaluable for researchers and policymakers. With more than 90 per cent of the operational holdings in Bihar falling under the 'marginal' category and the average size of a holding being a meagre 0.39 hectares, the viability of the small-farming regime in the state is a serious issue. This book will help readers to understand the developmental challenges not only in Bihar but also in other agriculturally backward regions that are largely dominated by small farmers. It will also help researchers to locate areas in which more research needs to be undertaken if accelerated growth of the agriculture sector and sustainable improvement of farmers' incomes are to be ensured.
La inserción de América Latina en la economía globalizada
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.9px Arial} Este libro se refiere a los aspectos de la globalización que afectan el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina tales como la inversión extranjera, los acuerdos comerciales o el endeudamiento externo. La creciente integración del mundo y la sincronía de los ciclos económicos, por efecto de los cambios tecnológicos en los procesos productivos, las cadenas de valor y en los mecanismos financieros, exigen un enfoque novedoso. Aquí se hace un análisis desde perspectivas que van de las más teóricas hasta aquellas cuyo centro de discusión son las políticas, su planificación y la evaluación de su impacto.
Decolonizing the Westernized University
An underlying assumption undergirding institutions of higher education is that they serve as a means to upward socioeconomic mobility and, in turn, a way to address poverty that is tied to certain racialized/sexualized bodies. Although the education crisis is not an American or European problem in the geographic sense, but instead a global problem that plays itself out differentially across space and time, this volume focuses on the westernized university, in the US and abroad. It asks questions about what is westernized about the university, what its aims are, and how those who work in, through and outside these sites of knowledge production—with local or global social movements—can par...
Diseños de investigación. Metodología en tesis de ciencias sociales
Esta obra forma parte de una colección desarrollada por la Flacso México que tuvo como objetivo que los estudiantes reflexionaran acerca de los dilemas y cuestiones metodológicas que tuvieron que solucionar durante la elaboración de sus tesis. Este volumen se centra en el diseño de investigación.
Desigualfdad y deterioro de las condiciones laborales. Un círculo vicioso en América Latina
Los espacios donde las personas satisfacen sus necesidades de respeto y valía social son diversos. Este libro se ocupa del laboral y el social. En el mundo del trabajo, además del sustento económico, se logra reconocimiento, se fragua la realización personal y se tejen lazos de amistad. En el ámbito social, el trato igualitario de la comunidad solidifica el respeto y la valía de todo ser humano. Lo laboral y lo social se entrelazan en círculos virtuosos o viciosos. Este libro muestra que América Latina se asemeja más a los segundos, y que el deterioro de lo laboral incide negativamente en lo social de tal modo que se mengua el respeto y se deprecia la valía que los seres humanos esperan de su participación laboral y de su vinculación en sociedad.
Procesos políticos de América Latina
Una incisiva lectura crítica del neoliberalismo que ha dominado en América Latina desde la década de los ochenta, un modelo que lejos de resolver los problemas crónicos de la región, concentró la riqueza, debilitó las instancias estatales de integración y fortaleció las represivas, condenó por “organicista” la presencia estatal, invocó la modernización y la competitividad, pero acentuó las asimetrías entre el capital y el trabajo, precarizó a los más vulnerables, y redefinió la democracia a meros procedimientos electorales. Esta obra explora innovadoramente tales resultados.
