Global Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean

by Goodwin, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780073527772
• ISBN10: 0073527777
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-05
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

Global Studiesis a unique series designed to provide comprehensive background information and selected world press articles on the regions and countries of the world. EachGlobal Studiesvolume includes an annotated listing of World Wide Web sites and is now supported by an onlineInstructor's Resource Guide. Visit our website for more information: www.mhhe.com/globalstudies

Table of Contents

Selected World Wide Web Sites

U.S. Statistics and Map

Canada Statistics and Map

Global Map

Latin America: Myth and Reality

Mexico: On the Verge of Change?

Central America: Lands in Turmoil

Country Reports:

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

South America: An Imperfect Prism

Country Reports:

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

The Caribbean: Sea of Diversity

Country Reports:

Antigua and Barbuda

The Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Kitts–Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Articles from the World Press

Regional Articles

The Paradoxes of Latin America

Violence against Women

Female Leaders on Rise in Central, South America

The Return of Continuismo?

Hemispheric Echoes: The Reverberations of Latin American Populism

The Economic Crisis: A Major Challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

Dollarization Declines in Latin America

Service Break: Latin America’s Unproductive Economies, The Economist, March 27, 2010. Slow or even negative growth in productivity in Latin America has increased the disparity in income distribution over the past 50 years.

Mexico

The Real War in Mexico: How Democracy Can Defeat the Drug Cartels

Central America

Thriller for Chinchilla: Costa Rica’s New President, The Economist, February 13, 2010. Although Costa Rica is known for its excellent health care, education, public safety, and equality, "its traditional social democracy has recently come under strain." It will be the task of newly elected President Laura Chinchilla to meet these difficult challenges.

Enigmatic and Enchanting Guatemala

Argentina’s Troubled Transition

People’s Justice: Bolivia’s President and His Opponents, The Economist, April 3, 2010. President Evo Morales claims to have a mandate to implement a new constitution, which will be fairer to the country’s indigenous majority. One controversial change is that Bolivia will become "the first country in Latin America in which judges are to be ratified by popular election."

Lula’s Last Year

Running to Rebuild a Shaken Country: Chile’s New Government, The Economist, March 20, 2010. Chile is an earthquake-prone country. Newly elected President Sebastian Pinera faces the difficult task of rebuilding parts of Chile devastated by the great earthquake of 2010 that caused damages of about $30 billion and left 150,000 people homeless.

Go Before You Die: A Road Trip through the "New" Colombia

Wolf Sheds Fleece: Venezuela’s Drift to Authoritarianism, The Economist, January 30, 2010. President Hugo Chavez, through referenda, won constitutional changes that abolished term limits for the president and other senior elected officials. Discontent over "crime, inflation, and power and water shortages" have resulted in large antigovernment protests.

Caribbean

Planting Hope on Hispaniola

Aftershocks

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index

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