African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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154 p., Assesses the status and evolution of human opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It uses data representative of some 200 million children living in 19 countries over the last 15 years. Compares human opportunity in LAC with that of developed countries, among them the U.S. and France, two very different models of social policy.
United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2011
Published:
ECLAC, United Nations
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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123 p., The factors behind a more positive performance include the continued dynamism of some key Asian economies, whose sustained demand for products from this region has created important conditions for a recovery in exports. Similarly, the recovery of the U.S. economy, though gradual, contributes to a better scenario for Mexico, Central America and, to the extent that raises the demand for tourism, possibly also for the Caribbean. For the latter, some recovery is projected in remittances from that country by migrant workers in the region.
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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358 p, Illustrated with maps and photographs, The Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics covers the current and past political development of Puerto Rico and the 20 independent republics of Central and South America and the Caribbean. Although coverage begins with the independence movements of the late 18th Century, the book focuses mainly on the 20th Century;
United Nations Development Programme. Evaluation Office. (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2013
Published:
New York: United Nations Development Programme, Evaluation Office
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
132 p., This evaluation covered the Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2013, implemented by the UNDP Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, through its Panama Regional Service Centre. It examined the contributions made to development results through the implementation of regional projects, activities and the complementary technical support services provided to country offices and other national or regional partners.
Chaparro,Juan Camilo (Author) and Graham,Carol (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
Mar 2011
Published:
Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
87 p. p., This paper explores the effects of crime and insecurity on well-being -- both happiness and health -- in Latin America and the Caribbean. The authors posited that crime victimization and insecurity would have negative effects on both happiness and health, and having found that they did, tested the extent to which those effects were mitigated by people's ability to adapt to those phenomena.
