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A long history of migration, trade, and shared interests links China to Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the past twenty years, China has increased direct investment and restructured trade relations in the region. In addition, Chinese public sector enterprises, private companies, and various branches of the central government have planned, developed, and built a large number of infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as dams, roads, railways, energy grids, security systems, telecommunication networks, hospitals, and schools. These projects have had a profound impact on local environments and economies and help shape the lived experiences of individuals. Each chapter in this volume examines how the impact of these infrastructure projects varies in different countries, focusing on how they produce new forms of global connectivity between various sectors of the economy and the resulting economic and cultural links that permeate everyday life.
This book explores the obstacles facing indigenous communities, non-governmental organizations, governments, and international institutions in their attempts to protect the cultures of indigenous peoples and the world’s remaining rainforests. Indigenous peoples are essential as guardians of the world’s wild places for the maintenance of ecosystems and the prevention of climate change. The Amazonian/Andean indigenous philosophies of sumac kawsay/suma qamaña (buen vivir) were the inspiration for the incorporation of the Rights of Nature into the Ecuadorian and Bolivian constitutions of 2008 and 2009. Yet despite the creation of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2000...
A sky full of worlds Earth sends an expository expedition to a nearby solar system. They find thousands of habitats and find a mystery. for all of the (millions) of artificial worlds, not one in a thousand is occupied. Will they solve the mysteries inherent in the system?
Se publica los artículos de investigadores latinoamericanos y europeos presentados en el Congreso Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Ciencias Sociales (Quito 2007).
Cette recherche contribue à évaluer l'impact du mouvement du commerce équitable sur l’évolution du mode de vie des producteurs du Sud. Les résultats mettent en évidence les difficultés et les écueils de l’action dans un monde pluriel.
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Los artículos publicados proponen una mirada hacia la educación básica y la secundaria bachillerato. Se ofrece una agenda de políticas educativas que busquen reformas.
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