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"Various kinds of informal and extra-legal settlements-commonly called shantytowns, favelas, or barrios-are the prevailing type of urban land use in much of the developing world. United Nations estimates suggest that there are close to 900 million people living in squatter communities worldwide, with the number expected to increase. Informal Urbanization in Latin America investigates prevailing strategies for addressing informal settlements, which started to shift away from large-scale slum clearance to on-site upgrading in Latin America over the last forty years, by improving its public spaces, infrastructure and facilities. The cases in this book range from one micro intervention (the Villa Tranquila Project in Buenos Aires) to three large-scale government run projects like the celebrated Favela Bairro Program in Rio de Janeiro, the social housing program in São Paulo and the famous Proyectos Urbanos Integrales Approach in Medellín. The cases show a collaborative and sensitive transformation of landscape and public space, and provide designers and planners with the tools to develop better strategies that can mitigate the volatility that the residents of non-formal neighborhoods are exposed to. The book is a must-read for all who are interested or working in the global urbanization as well as social equity"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Contributing Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Conceptual Discussions -- 1 Social and Political Transitions in Latin America: From the Left Turn's Rise to Its Decline -- 2 Radical Left-Wing Political Regimes in the Context of the Latin American "Left Turn" -- PART I: Transitions by State Actors -- 3 The Return of Mano Dura in Venezuela": The Political Economy of Transitions in Urban Security Policies since 1950 -- 4 Education, Labor, and Inequality in Ecuador, 2006-2016: Building Social Convergence -- 5 Archives, Memory, and Human Rights: The Right to Truth and the Right to Tell in Colombian Policies and Memory Initiatives -- 6 Transitions in the Colombian Migration Regime amidst the Venezuelan Migration Crisis: An Introduction to the Analysis of the Refugee Category -- 7 Transitions of University Autonomy in Ecuador: From Market Heteronomy to Responsible Autonomy -- PART II: Transitions by Societal Actors -- 8 Peronism Is a Sentiment: Affect and Ideology in Argentine Populism -- 9 The Nexus between Social Movements and Transition: Insights from the Bolivian TIPNIS Conflict -- 10 Political Violence and Religious Change in Ayacucho, Peru: Reconciliation and Forgiveness as Local Mechanisms among Evangelical Conflict Survivors -- 11 From Victimization to Political Action? Understanding the (Un)Existing Political Participation of Central American Immigrants in Mexico -- 12 Hirschman Revisited: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in the Venezuelan Crisis -- PART III: Continuities and Disruptions of Latin American Transitions -- 13 Seven Theses on the Refeudalization of Latin America -- 14 Liminal Transition Processes in Latin America -- Index.

"This book investigates the history, development and current state of anti-corruption agencies in Latin America. In recent decades, specialized anti-corruption agencies have sprung up as countries seek to respond to corruption and to counter administrative and political challenges. However, the characteristics, resources, power and performance of these agencies reflect the political and economic environment in which they operate. This book draws on a range of case studies from across Latin America, considering both national anti-corruption bodies and agencies created and administered by, or in close coordination with, international organizations. Together, these stories demonstrate the importance of the political will of reformers, the private interests of key actors, the organizational space of other agencies, the position of advocacy groups, and the level of support from the public at large. This book will be a key resource for researchers across political science, corruption studies, development, and Latin American Studies. It will also be valuable guide for policy makers and professionals in NGOs and international organizations working on anti-corruption advocacy and policy advice"--

Introduction / Alejandra Trejo-Nieto and José L. Niño-Amézquita -- A framework for contextualising metropolitan governance in Latin America / Alejandra Trejo-Nieto -- Bogotá : metropolitan centralism, governance and service delivery / José L. Niño-Amézquita -- Governance stuctures and the unequal provision of services in metropolitan Lima / Matteo Stiglich-Labarthe and María Vásquez -- Fragmented governance, service provision and inequality in Mexico City metropolitan area / Alejandra Trejo-Nieto -- The challenging evolution of integrated governance in metropolitan Buenos Aires / Gabriel Lanfranchi -- Metropolitan Santiago : from dispersion and inequality to the challenge of effective intergovernmental governance / Esteban Valenzuela VT, Claudia Toledo A. and Osvaldo Henríquez O. -- An assessment of metropolitan governance and service provision in Latin America / Alejandra Trejo-Nieto.

With tourism lauded throughout Latin America as a sure engine of economic growth, actual performance in the sector has varied to an extreme degree. Kirk Bowman asks why. Why did states become so actively involved in the tourism sector even as they were reducing their role in other sectors of the economy? Why have destinations with similar endowments differed so greatly in their success in attracting international tourists? And why does tourism in some cases contribute to broader socioeconomic development, and in other cases not? Drawing on extensive fieldwork in eight countries between 1996 and 2011, Bowman offers a rich comparative analysis and compelling explanations for both failed policies and impressive successes in using tourism to foster development in Latin America

Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Latin America and the Caribbeanexplores how to build sustainable futures for Latin America and the Caribbean, presents recommendations for policy and decision-makers to shape sustainable futures, and reflects on the value of collective action for a region that deserves a better tomorrow.

Intro -- Praise for Jewish Consumer Cultures in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Europe and North America -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Jews, Consumer Culture, and Jewish Consumer Cultures: An Introduction -- The Economic Turn in Jewish History -- From the Economic Turn to Consumer Culture Studies -- Jewish Consumer Cultures -- Dreams and Reality -- Jews, Migration, and Consumption -- Hybridity and Transnational Approaches -- Case Studies -- Part I: Jews, Retail Cultures, and Modern Commerce in Europe and North America -- Chapter 2: Beyond the Bright Side of Consumer Culture: Jewish Peddlers and Second-Hand Dealers in Germany, 1800-1938 -- Second-Hand Goods and the Emerging Consumer Society in Germany -- Fashion Brokers and Agents of Modernity? Peddlers in a Changing Economic and Social Environment -- From Peddling to a Variety of Retail Businesses -- From the Core to the Niche: Consumerism and the Relative Decline of the (Jewish) Second-Hand Market -- Symbolic and Real Exclusion: The Aryanization of Second-Hand Trade in the 1930s -- Chapter 3: Advertising in the German-Zionist Press in the First Decades of the Twentieth Century: A Case Study -- On the Advertisers' Side: The Ascent of Concrete Palestine -- A Portrait of the German Zionist as a Consumer -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Consuming Temples on Both Sides of the Atlantic: German-Speaking Jews from the Department Store to the Mall -- Chapter 5: Stanley Marcus: Fashioning a City -- Part II: Jewish Consumer Cultures -- Chapter 6: Buy Me a Mink: Jews, Fur, and Conspicuous Consumption -- Jewish Involvement in the Fur Industry -- Representations of Jewish Fur Wearers in German and Eastern European Contexts -- Global Fashions, Visible Consumers, and Fur on Display -- Epilogue: Jews and Fur in the Twenty-First Century.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. China's Efforts to Reorient the Global Economic Order to its Benefit -- Chapter 3. The Development of China's Relationship with Latin America -- Chapter 4. China's Economic Struggle for Position in Latin America -- Chapter 5. Chinese Soft Power -- Chapter 6. The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and its Implications -- Chapter 7. The Question of Leftist Populist Regimes -- Chapter 8. Military Engagement and its Role -- Chapter 9. Impact of Covid-19 in Accelerating China's Advance -- Chapter 10. Why does it Matter and What to do.

The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America takes a new approach to the question of returns and restitutions. It is the first publication to look at the domestic politics of claiming countries in order to understand who supports the claims and why. Drawing on analysis of articles published in national newspapers and interviews with individuals involved in return claims, the book demonstrates that such claims are inherently political. Focusing on Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, the book analyses how return claims contribute to the strengthening of state-sponsored discourses on the nation; the policy formation process that leads to the formulation of return claims; and who the main actors of the claims are, including civil society individuals, experts, state authorities, and Indigenous communities. The book proposes explanations for why Latin American countries are interested in specific objects held in Western museums and why these claims have come to light over the past three decades. The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America argues that return claims ought to be the object of public debate, allowing contemporary societies to address the legacy of colonialism. The book will be essential reading for scholars and students engaged in the study of museums and heritage, political science, history, anthropology, cultural policy and Latin America.

"Latin America underwent two major transformations during the 2000s: the widespread election of left-leaning presidents (the so-called left turn) and the diffusion of conditional cash transfer programs (CCTs)--innovative social programs that award regular stipends to poor families on the condition that their children attend school. Combining cross-national quantitative research covering the entire region and in-depth case studies based on field research, Human Capital versus Basic Income: Ideology and Models of Anti-Poverty Programs in Latin America challenges the conventional wisdom that these two transformations were unrelated. In this book, author Fabián A. Borges demonstrates that this ideology greatly influenced both the adoption and design of CCTs. There were two distinct models of CCTs: a "human capital" model based on means-tested targeting and strict enforcement of program conditions, exemplified by the program launched by Mexico's right, and a more universalistic "basic income" model with more permissive enforcement of conditionality, exemplified by Brazil's program under Lula. These two models then spread across the region. Whereas right and center governments, with assistance from international financial institutions, enacted CCTs based on the human capital model, the left, with assistance from Brazil, enacted CCTs based on the basic income model. The existence of two distinct types of CCTs and their relation to ideology is supported by quantitative analyses covering the entire region and in-depth case studies based on field research in three countries. Left-wing governments operate CCTs that cover more people and spend more on those programs than their center or right-wing counterparts. Beyond coverage, a subsequent analysis of the 10 national programs adopted after Lula's embrace of CCTs confirms that program design--evaluated in terms of scope of the target population, strictness of conditionality enforcement, and stipend structure--is shaped by government ideology. This finding is then fleshed out through case studies of the political processes that culminated in the adoption of basic income CCTs by left-wing governments in Argentina and Bolivia and a human capital CCT by a centrist president in Costa Rica."

Growing up in Latin America is a collection of essays centered on the representation of the political and historical agency of children and youth within the sociohistorical panorama of Latin American countries during the 20th and 21st centuries. Questions of gender, migration, violence, postcoloniality, and precarity are central to this volume.

The premise of this book is, simply, that politicians matter—that an understanding of the role played by politicians in the way that politics is carried out in their countries is, far from constituting a resurrection of outdated elitist theories, of vital importance in present-day Latin America. The authors consider politicians as both cause and effect. Drawing on pioneering field research on the opinions of Latin American legislators in 17 countries, they focus on two broad topics: political systems, as reflected in politicians' perspectives on the democracies and party organizations of which they are a part; and the role played by ideology, not only in shaping positions on issues, but also as a factor that gives coherence to parties. Their seminal work is central to the current political dynamics in the region, as well as to broader debates in political science

For decades, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism, racism, and inequality. The region has also experienced dramatic—if uneven—human rights improvements, shedding light on the politics of transformation. The accounts of how Latin America's people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world. Human Rights in Latin America provides a comprehensive introduction to the human rights issues facing an area that constitutes more than half of the Western Hemisphere. This second edition brings together regional case studies and thematic chapters to explore cutting-edge issues and developments in the field. From historical accounts of abuse to successful transnational campaigns and legal battles, Human Rights in Latin America explores the dynamics underlying a vast range of human rights initiatives. In addition to surveying the roles of the United States, relatives of the disappeared, and truth commissions, Sonia Cardenas and Rebecca Root cover newer ground in addressing the colonial and ideological underpinnings of human rights abuses, emerging campaigns for gender and sexuality rights, and regional dynamics relating to the International Criminal Court. Engagingly written and fully illustrated, Human Rights in Latin America fills an important niche among human rights and Latin American textbooks. Ample supplementary resources—including discussion questions, interdisciplinary reading lists, filmographies, online resources, internship opportunities, and instructor assignments—make this an especially valuable text for use in human rights courses.

This book explains how states informally regulate drug markets in Latin America. It shows how and why state actors, specifically police and politicians, confront, negotiate with, or protect drug dealers to extract illicit rents or prevent criminal violence. The book highlights how, in countries with weak institutions, police act as interlocutors between criminals and politicians. It shows that whether and how politicians control their police forces explains the prevalence of different informal regulatory arrangements to control drug markets. Using detailed case studies built on 180 interviews in four cities in Argentina and Brazil, the book reconstructs how these informal regulatory arrangements emerged and changed over time.

'Cooperating with the Colossus' reconstructs the history of US military bases in World War II Latin America, from the perspectives of Latin American leaders and diplomats and the local communities that experienced these installations, as well as of US leadership and military.