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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA: PROBLEMS, PROMISE, AND PRACTICE
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NACLA Report on the Americas
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July 1, 2008
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN LATIN AMERICA: PROBLEMS, PROMISE, AND PRACTICE edited by David Carruthers, The MIT Press. 2008,336 pp., $25 paperback
THE EDITOR BROUGHT OUT THIS BOOK in order to contribute to what he calls "an emerging effort to explore the promise and limits of environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean." Bringing together a broad variety of experts, this collection of 13 essays examines the ways in which activists, policy makers, and academics have opened up space for the cause. The edited volume is broken into three sections, the first of which covers conceptual and theoretical frameworks. The second half examines industrial development, land rights, and resource ...
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ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STILL JUST BEGINNING
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
January 29, 2000 ;
STAFF;
652 words
......which puts environmental justice at risk, according...to be held in Latin America on environmental...Constitutions in Latin America underwent reforms...by Branes on environmental justice, "environmental...inefficiency." Latin America's ...
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ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: THE DAWN OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
October 7, 2000 ;
STAFF;
787 words
......that is painting Latin America's Constitutions an "environmental green" has kept a...diffuse. Jurists from Latin America and the Caribbean...Mexico City to discuss environmental justice. They concluded that...challenges." Changes in Latin America's legal systems ...
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Trade with Latin America
China Daily;
March 3, 2005 ;
403 words
......accusations that China's trade with Latin America has hurt the interests of the countries...Economic relations between China and Latin America developed smoothly in 2004. Statistics...US$37 billion, half of which was in Latin America. Countries in the region are glad to...
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After the Fall in Latin America, There Is Nowhere to Go But Up
International Herald Tribune;
March 13, 1999 ;
Aline Sullivan;
787 words
......Herald Tribune 03-13-1999 INVESTING IN Latin America can break your heart. Ask anyone invested...markets. Of that, $1.9 billion is in Latin America ''We want to invest for the long-term...emerging markets and a lot of these are in Latin America,'' Mr. Hughes said. ''Brazil and ...
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Latin America Roundtable: Heading Back to the Blue-Chip Basics
International Herald Tribune;
April 29, 2000 ;
Aline Sullivan;
787 words
......04-29-2000 IF YOU WANT to invest in Latin America, forget the high-profile Internet stocks...Co.; Geoffrey Dennis, director of Latin America equity research at Salomon Smith Barney...Private Client Group. Q. Where should Latin America rank now on investors' radar screens...
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Improving on the Latin rate of growth; Latin America's economies.(Latin...
The Economist (US);
May 20, 2006 ;
787 words
......times in the past quarter-century, Latin America has played a leading role in global...populist politicians. Taken as a whole, Latin America's economies are doing better than they...for more than two decades. In 2004, Latin America's economies grew at an average rate...
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Latin America maturing; Questions & Answers.(Spotlight: Emerging Markets:...
Business Insurance;
January 28, 2008 ;
Paschoal, Eugenio;
664 words
......Paschoal is chief executive officer for Latin America for London-based Willis Group Holdings...Mr. Paschoal was promoted to CEO of Latin America in November, after heading up Willis Brazil and serving as a member of Willis' Latin America management team for the past 10 years...
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Broadband Grew at an Annual Rate of Around 54 in 2006, Making Latin...
M2 Presswire;
May 24, 2007 ;
787 words
......Annual Rate of Around 54 in 2006, Making Latin America One of the Worlds Fastest Growing Regions...2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Latin America - Geographic to their offering With...2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Latin America - Geographic series contains a ...
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China's Latin leap forward.(Latin America )
World Policy Journal;
September 22, 2006 ;
Kurlantzick, Joshua;
787 words
......Hu Jintao, embarked upon a trip to Latin America that sometimes seemed more a coronation...of China's growing relationship with Latin America. The Chinese leader signed $30 billion...Chinese officials and business leaders to Latin America, where they signed a new deal on oil...
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Trio of Firms Spawn AT&T Latin America.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
September 5, 2000 ;
Garcia, Beatrice E.;
787 words
...Sep. 4--The race to bring Latin America's telecommunications services...an old family name: AT&T Latin America. The new firm emerged last week...services in the niche that AT&T Latin America is eyeing. AT&T's hope is...
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Latin America and the new world order.
Social Justice;
March 22, 1996 ;
Vilas, Carlos M.;
787 words
...1. The Growing Marginalization of Latin America in the World Economy During the last 30 years, Latin America's participation in world trade shrank...This year the combined exports of Latin America, a region populated by more than 430...
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DIRECTV Latin America, LLC Files Voluntary Petition for Chapter 11...
PR Newswire;
March 18, 2003 ;
787 words
...DIRECTV Latin America, LLC today announced that in order...The filing applies only to DIRECTV Latin America, LLC, a U.S. company, and does not...any of its operating companies in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will continue...
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INDUSTRY LEADERS INTRODUCE DIRECTV LATIN AMERICA
PR Newswire;
March 9, 1995 ;
787 words
......Multichannel Direct-to-Home TV Service for Latin America NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Three of Latin America's most prominent media companies and...a partnership to establish DIRECTV Latin America(TM), the first all-digital direct...
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AT&T Latin America Provides Network Integration for Deloitte Touche...
PR Newswire;
October 9, 2002 ;
787 words
......Existing and New Services AT&T Latin America in Brazil, a facilities-based provider...services. Since the end of 2001, AT&T Latin America has been providing Deloitte data transmission...through a Frame Relay network. AT&T Latin America will leverage its VPN-IP/MPLS ...
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