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A partir de una vision de la evolucion probable de los principales condicionantes economicos que enfrentan los paises de la region, en especial la deuda externa, el autor esboza los trazos de una estrategia para impulsar el desarrollo a mediano y largo plazo

The globalized western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...

This open access volume identifies the common and specific aspects of social mechanisms that generate inequalities, through comparative analyses of different dimensions in which inequalities are expressed. It includes studies on social inequalities in 5 European and 5 Latin American countries,...