Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has not been...

"Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved considerable economic growth, yet the region still faces many seemingly intractable problems. The conventional wisdom in development agencies - that prioritization is impossible and that everything must be done - is simply not...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The United Nations and Development -- chapter 3 Poverty in the Americas -- chapter 4 Meeting Basic Human Needs -- chapter 5 Women in the Americas -- chapter 6 Promoting Gender Equity -- chapter 7 Ecology of the Americas -- chapter 8 Preserving Natural...