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"Fourteen experts from US, Latin America, Europe, and Africa provide considerable information and realistic evaluations of inter-American environmental policy in terms of sustainable development. Assess impact of Latin American democratization, free trade, multilateral development banks, and non-governmental organizations. Also compare problems in southern Africa and former USSR"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

Guerrilla warfare in Latin American revolutionary movements has until recently been regarded as an exclusively male domain of political behaviour. Latin American women, however, have contributed to the guerrilla struggles of past liberation movements, though not in extensive numbers. The article delineates and compares patterns of women's participation in guerrilla organizations with special reference to Cuba, Colombia, Uruguay, Nicaragua and El Salvador

Examines human consequences of structural adjustment, theoretical and practical directions of future Left movements, and complicity of academics with the political status quo; 6 articles.

Tariq Ali, political activist and author, talked about an emergent challenge to neo-liberalism and the Washington consensus in Latin America. He discussed the democratic legitimacy of the Venezuelan regime and the failed attempts to topple Hugo Chavez whose Bolivarian Project provides an alternative social vision to that of the United States. He also talked about Chavez's indirect interventions in U.S. politics. He argued that what is happening in Latin America represents a growing crisis for the U.S. The accompanying audio file provides the complete recording of the talk given by the author. Those who download the audio file must have their own software for playing and listening.

Understanding Latin America's recent economic performance calls for a multidisciplinary analysis. This handbook looks at the interaction of economics and politics in the region and includes a number of contributions from top academic experts who have also served as key policy makers, reflecting upon the challenges of reform.