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The Spaces of Neoliberalism: Land, Place, and Family in Latin America

by Jacquelyn Chase

Publisher: Kumarian Press, Inc.
Pages: 264
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781565491458

Overview of The Spaces of Neoliberalism: Land, Place, and Family in Latin America

* For students and researchers in Latin American studies, international development, geography, and anthropology
* A contemporary exploration of people’s responses to neoliberal market reforms in everyday life in Latin America

Readers will learn how local communities, ethnic groups, and women react to market power and see how state policy affects people in their daily lives. The Spaces of Neoliberalism looks at several aspects of sociopolitical tensions including the politics of land and land reform, and the family as a place of negotiation between the roles of men and women.

Synopsis of The Spaces of Neoliberalism: Land, Place, and Family in Latin America

* For students and researchers in Latin American studies, international development, geography, and anthropology
* A contemporary exploration of people’s responses to neoliberal market reforms in everyday life in Latin America

Readers will learn how local communities, ethnic groups, and women react to market power and see how state policy affects people in their daily lives. The Spaces of Neoliberalism looks at several aspects of sociopolitical tensions including the politics of land and land reform, and the family as a place of negotiation between the roles of men and women.

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Explores how markets and market ideology affect the lives of Latin American people through their communities, culture, resource base, local labor markets, and households. Among the topics of the eight papers are tensions between women's and indigenous groups over land rights, gender and reproduction in a Brazilian company town, and the restructuring of labor markets and household economies in urban Mexico. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Jacquelyn Chase

Jacquelyn Chase is Chair and Associate Professor, Geography and Planning, at California State University, Chico.

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Explores how markets and market ideology affect the lives of Latin American people through their communities, culture, resource base, local labor markets, and households. Among the topics of the eight papers are tensions between women's and indigenous groups over land rights, gender and reproduction in a Brazilian company town, and the restructuring of labor markets and household economies in urban Mexico. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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