Sovereignty is a notion which has come to dominate our understanding of national and international affairs. Its history parallels the evolution of the modem state. However, today, when nations are very much dependent on each other, the idea of national sovereignty has acquired a different meaning. In recent years, questions have been raised as to the continuing significance of the state, the concept of which appears to be challenged and threatened...

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting-a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs-to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking closely at eight cities in Brazil, comparing those that...

Los autores de este libro decidieron investigar cómo se vive la felicidad en los extremos sociales del Perú y qué variables la afectan. Es así que el objeto de estudio de este libro se reduce a dos grupos muy delimitados de peruanos: los habitantes de los cinco distritos más pobres y de los cinco distritos más ricos, según una escala de pobreza monetaria del INEI. Entre estos dos Perúes existen no solo distancias monetarias sino también geográficas,...

Ce livre retrace l'évolution du mouvement agraire depuis les années 1970 en dégageant quatre phases ou dynamiques distinctes : autogestion, réclamation, résistance et autodétermination. Dans la première, les paysans luttent principalement pour la terre à travers la colonisation des terres publiques et l'occupation des terres de grands propriétaires. Dans la deuxième, ils se mobilisent pour revendiquer des investissements publics dans la...

Se sabe que en cada argentino se esconden un director técnico de fútbol y también un "experto" en educación, capaz de diagnosticar los grandes problemas de la escuela y prescribir recetas mágicas para solucionarlos. Todos nos sentimos autorizados a hablar de la educación, porque fuimos a la escuela o porque volvimos a ella como docentes o como padres. El problema no es que opinemos, sino que esas opiniones se conviertan en estereotipos, que...

A través de las voces de sus protagonistas, este libro propone una imagen del complejo mundo del trabajo en el Perú. La experiencia de vendedores migrantes, ambulantes, músicos o estudiantes preparándose para trabajar dan cuenta de cómo nos identificamos con nuestros trabajos y organizaciones, en un complejo proceso que se mueve desde el orgullo hasta la resignación. El libro busca comprender cómo se entrecruzan diferentes desigualdades a la...

In 2013, the government abolished the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which had been Canada's flagship foreign aid agency for decades, and transferred its functions to the newly renamed Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD). As the government is rethinking Canadian aid and its relationship with other foreign policy and commercial objectives, the time is ripe to rethink Canadian aid more broadly. Edited by...

Looking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary social interactions, The Moral Power of Money investigates the forces of power and morality at play, particularly among the poor. Drawing on fieldwork in a slum of Buenos Aires, Ariel Wilkis argues that money is a critical symbol used to negotiate not only material possessions, but also the political, economic, class, gender, and generational bonds between people. Through vivid accounts of the stark...

Poverty is stubborn. Since World War II an estimated 2.3 trillion dollars has been spent on international aid, yet half of the population of the world survives on less than on ten dollars a day. In fact, one billion people, eek out a living on less than one dollar a day and 22,000 children die every day from the effects of poverty. Despite the best efforts of governments, the U.N., NGO's, nonprofits, and private enterprise, the numbers of poor are...

Development-induced displacements may lead to loss of land, livelihoods, shelter, property, and access to social facilities, natural resources and cultural heritage, if the affected people are not cushioned by appropriate compensation and social support mechanisms, as well as integrated rehabilitation programmes to mitigate negative impact. As a result, communities often resist relocations and in some instances the emerging conflicts between the responsible...