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.
Discusses the importance of education for any nation and for Cuba in particular, examining its political, pedagogical and sociological foundations, and portraying its accomplishments over the last 50 years. The principles underlying the educational policy of the Cuban government are explained, as they underpin the mission of the National Education System (NES) to carry forward educational work in the country.
Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Expressão e Cultura : Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil-RJ
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
135 p., Quilombo / Carlos Otavio de Andrade, Salete Neme -- Senhor, escravo, e direito / João Luiz Duboc Pinaud -- A mulher escrava e o processo de insurreição / Maria Cândida Gomes de Souza, Jeannette Queiroz Garcia -- Transcrição dos autos crimes -- Transcrição insurreição -- Bibliografia (p. [233]-[236]).
