What can be done in future trade negotiations to facilitate sustainable development? And how can indigenous peoples become a vital part of such negotiations? Given that the United Nations General Assembly has finally adopted the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, these...

This paper empirically examines the relationship between the self-identity as Indigenous and earnings inequality in the Mexican labor market. Using Mexican Census data and a large set of wage covariates reveals the existence of an earnings penalty for self-identification as Indigenous. There is...

Drawing upon ethnographic descriptions of three grassroots ethnic organizations, which work for indigenous peoples in promoting economic livelihood, education and strive for social justice, this book investigates the possibilities and challenges of alternative development