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Introduction: Shifting Perspectives on Development
Rita JalaliOf the 5.3 billion people in the world, 4 billion live in the low and middle income economies. About 1.5 billion people still lack basic health care and more than 1 billion adults…
NAFTAs Future? — The Logic of Puerto Rico's Export‐Led Development
José Antonio PadínEast Asian industrializations and the crisis of Latin American developmentalism in the 1970s and 1980s have been at the center of disputes over the conditions leading to a…
Aid Dependence and The Structure Of Corruption: The Case of Post‐Korean War South Korea
John LieFrom 1953 to 1961, the South Korean economy grew slowly; the average per capita GNP growth was a mere percent, amounting to less than $100 in 1961. Few people, therefore, look for…
Development Sociology As We Approach the 21st Century
Glenn FirebaughOne of the striking features of our historical era is the degree of global inequality. In some nations the average person lives on less than $200 per year. In other nations the…
The Organization of Labor Resources in Juárez Families: A Focus on Working Women's Households During Economic Restructuring
Gay Young, Heather AldermanIn 1995, Mexico again slid into economic and social crisis without full recovery from the crisis of 1982. When the Mexican peso plunged in value right before Christmas 1994, many…
The Impact of Development, the Commercialization of Agriculture, and Economic Dependency on Women's Participation in Agricultural Production
Beth Vanfossen, Frances RothsteinThe post‐World War ? period has been one of intense development activity throughout the world. Lesser developed countries have showed significant economic growth throughout this…
Gender and the Paradoxes Of Development
Patricia Fernandez KellyThe two chapters in this section present an invaluable opportunity to reflect upon the advances made, and challenges still to be surmounted in the study of gender and development…
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