Most people in the Caribbean are poor, and the economies of their countries, shaped by colonizing powers, remain highly dependent on international markets, Caribbean nations that have tried to follow
This book explores the consequences of ignoring rural women in state development initiatives. It considers the major state agricultural policy initiatives in Latin America—agrarian reform and in
The expansion of married women’s property rights was a main achievement of the first wave of feminism in Latin America. As Carmen Diana Deeere and Magdalena Leon reveal, however, the disjuncture betwe
"A remarkable collection. The chapters provide extremely useful information on a range of social movements generally not well covered in academic work--and the coverage is provided by people who
Deere and Royce (agricultural and biological engineering, and Center for Latin American Studies, U. of Florida) compile 17 chapters on rural social movements organized in Latin America for issues such
