Introduction All the articles in this issue of the Bulletin address in a number of different ways, the problem of women's work within the informal sector. In some, the debate surrounding the usefulness of the concept has been... more
Introduction All the articles in this issue of the Bulletin address in a number of different ways, the problem of women's work within the informal sector. In some, the debate surrounding the usefulness of the concept has been examined, while in others it is the form that women's ...
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... Título : Planificación de género y desarrollo: teoría, práctica & capacitación. P. imprenta : Lima. ... Resumen : Analiza la razón conceptual para la planificación de género en el tercer mundo, el proceso de planificación de... more
... Título : Planificación de género y desarrollo: teoría, práctica & capacitación. P. imprenta : Lima. ... Resumen : Analiza la razón conceptual para la planificación de género en el tercer mundo, el proceso de planificación de género y la implementación de la práctica planificadora. ...
Over the past decade, accelerating rates of violence and crime in Latin American cities have transformed the problem of individual criminal pathology into a serious development constraint. The problem is not lim- ited to urban areas—the... more
Over the past decade, accelerating rates of violence and crime in Latin American cities have transformed the problem of individual criminal pathology into a serious development constraint. The problem is not lim- ited to urban areas—the region is one of the most violent of the world— but it is particularly problematic in urban areas, where the relationship be- tween violence and poverty is neither unidirectional nor straightforward. In urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, the poor are the most likely to both be seriously affected by crime violence and be held respon- sible for the crime and violence committed. This presents challenges for identifying successful urban-focused violence reduction interventions. This chapter first looks at categories of violence, introducing an urban violence roadmap. It then discusses the measurement, trends, and charac- teristics of urban violence. The third section examines the causes, costs, and consequences of the phenomenon, particularl...
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Over the past decade, accelerating rates of violence and crime in Latin American cities have transformed the problem of individual criminal pathology into a serious development constraint. The problem is not lim- ited to urban areas—the... more
Over the past decade, accelerating rates of violence and crime in Latin American cities have transformed the problem of individual criminal pathology into a serious development constraint. The problem is not lim- ited to urban areas—the region is one of the most violent of the world— but it is particularly problematic in urban areas, where the relationship be- tween violence and poverty is neither unidirectional nor straightforward. In urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, the poor are the most likely to both be seriously affected by crime violence and be held respon- sible for the crime and violence committed. This presents challenges for identifying successful urban-focused violence reduction interventions. This chapter first looks at categories of violence, introducing an urban violence roadmap. It then discusses the measurement, trends, and charac- teristics of urban violence. The third section examines the causes, costs, and consequences of the phenomenon, particularl...
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Current research on the impacts of the 2007 global economic crisis on international migration takes two different positions. Some studies emphasize the negative impacts while others are more positive. This article argues that these two... more
Current research on the impacts of the 2007 global economic crisis on international migration takes two different positions. Some studies emphasize the negative impacts while others are more positive. This article argues that these two positions offer simplistic interpretations which fail to take account of the complex micro-level realities that determine migrant experiences. The article discusses how a small group of migrants from Guayaquil, Ecuador, accumulate and consolidate a complex portfolio of assets both before and during the economic crisis in Spain. Conceptualized in terms of an asset accumulation framework, and based on micro-level longitudinal trend data, rather than the more generally used macro-level snapshots or anecdotal evidence, the study highlights the fact that the formalization of legal status or citizenship is a crucial pre-condition, which sets in motion a ‘virtuous’ cycle of consolidation of an interrelated portfolio of assets, regardless of the wider macro-economic environment. Even if this turns into a ‘vicious’ cycle, for those losing jobs, to date Spanish welfare benefits have acted as a social protection mechanism.