Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Goodwin, Paul B

Global studies: Latin America Paul B. Goodwin - New York McGraw-Hill 2009 - xii, 252 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm

1: Female leaders on rise in Central, South America / Jack Chang --2: Latin America's left turn / Jorge G Castaneda --3: Reform and corruption in Latin America / Kurt Weyland --4: Latin America's resurgence / Anoop Singh and Charles Collyns --5: Latin America's indigenous peoples / Gillette Hall and Harry Anthony Patrinos --6: Lost continent / Moises Naim --7: Stuck in a rut / Jaime Saavedra and Omas S Arias --8: Latin America's drug problem / Michael Shifter --9: China's Latin leap forward / Joshua Kurlantizick --Mexico articles --10: Early harvest for Calderon / Economist --Central America articles --11: Youth, violence, and democracy / Paulo Sergio Pinheiro --12: Shade coffee & tree cover loss / Allen Blackman, Beatriz Avalos-Sartorio, and Jeffrey Chow --South America articles --13: Staking a thirst for justice / Economist --14: Return of populism / Economist --15: Venezuelan women's organizing / Sar Yassky, Z Magazine --16: Liberating Pachamama / Daphne Eviatar --17: Latin America's new petro-politics / Nadia Martinez --18: Racial disparities threaten economic vitality / Peter Oritz --19: Are you driving on blood fuel? / Kelly Nicholls and Stella Campos --20: This village could save the planet / Paul Kaihla --Caribbean articles --21: Test-drive transfer of power? / Karen DeYoung and Manuel Roig-Franzia --Glossary of terms and abbreviations --Bibliography --Index

ISBN: 9780073379821

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Central America
Latin America
Political science
South America

Dewey Class. No.: 980 GOO