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    1. Female Entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean: Characteristics, Drivers and Relationship to Economic Development

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Terjesen,Siri (Author) and Amoros,Jose Ernesto (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    Jul 2010
    Published:
    Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    The European Journal of Development Research
    Journal Title Details:
    22(3) : 313-330
    Notes:
    Explores female entrepreneurial activities in 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Specifically explores the following research questions: What percentage of the female and male Latin American populations is involved in opportunity- and necessity-based entrepreneurial activities? And what quality of institutions is associated with female entrepreneurial activity opportunity and necessity rates?

    2. Sustainable Development from a Gender Perspective -- Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba: Women as Protagonists In Rural Areas

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Kleba Lisboa,Teresa (Author) and Garibotti Lusa,Mailiz (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Language:
    Portuguese
    Publication Date:
    Sep 2010
    Published:
    Florianopolis, Brazil: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Estudos Feministas
    Journal Title Details:
    18(3) : 871-887
    Notes:
    This article discusses different views about sustainable development, emphasizing -- on the basis of a survey conducted in Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba -- the role of rural women in food production and natural resource management, the strength of the rural women's movement in the conquest of rights, and the decisive participation of women in defining proposals for public policies that guarantee gender equality in rural areas. A brief comparative analysis leads us to conclude that the development model in the three countries still prioritizes the male figure in relation to land tenure, access to credit and purchase of equipment or other material resources, it is suggested that both in Cuba, a socialist country, and in Mexico and Brazil, capitalist counties, the assumptions of social policies directed to rural female workers should take into account the basic needs of rural women to guarantee a more humane and sustainable development. Adapted from the source document.