Rural Latin America: Wrestling With The Global Economy

RURAL UPHEAVAL AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE MAYA While Guatemala's political and economic changes have had profound effects on indigenous

SHINING PATH AFTER GUZMÁN After the Peruvian Armed Forces incarcerated the leader of the Shining Path, Abimael Guzmán, he reversed

THE GREENING OF CUBA Due to the 1989 collapse of trade with the former socialist bloc, and the US embargo,

THE LEGACY OF LATIN AMERICAN LAND REFORM There is no general formula to start and effectively execute major land reforms;

When Joaquin Balaguer was born on September 1, 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, the Marines were occupying

WILL CENTRAL AMERICA'S FARMERS SURVIVE THE EXPORT BOOM? Due to a variety of impediments, it is doubtful whether the small

Chile My compliments to Duncan Green ["The First Latin American Tiger?" July/August, 1994] for an excellent analysis of the Chilean

Haitians Debate the U.S. Occupation PORT-AU-PRINCE, OCTOBER 10, 1994 A lthough thousands of Haitians have greeted the occupying U.S. troops

In the global capitalist economy, the worst fate nations can stiffer is to become expendable. In their desperate struggle against

INTERVIEWS WITH THREE CAMPESINO ACTIVISTS Peasant organizations exist throughout Central America, and vary in size, composition, and goals. Three campesino

NEW HARVEST, OLD PROBLEMS: FEEDING THE GLOBAL SUPERMARKET Non-traditional agro-exports, while they have proven to be profitable for foreign investor,

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: LOSER TAKES ALL Allegations of fixed elections are still the norm for the Dominican Republic: while it seemed