Reviews
State of the Peoples: A Global Human Rights Report on Societies in Danger by Cultural Survival, Beacon Press, 1993, 272
State Reforms that Opened the Door
The rise of Causa R was greatly facilitated by the process of state reform initiated in 1984 with the for-
Mexico: The New Mayan War
The Zapatista National Liberation Army emerged from the New Year's uprising as a national political force. Chiapas' recent history explains
Taking Note
Two Faces of Oppression in Haiti The stretch of land was gray and pock-marked like a des- olate moonscape. A
An Agenda for a New Oil Policy
With the collapse of oil prices between 1981 and 1983, Venezuela's revenue crisis could not be resolved by demanding a
Newsbriefs
Zapatista Rebels Raise National Issues MExico CITY, FEBRUARY, 1994 Since the start of the armed conflict in the southern Mexi-
The Parties
Accion Democratica (AD) AD is Venezuela's traditional ruling party. Officially founded in 1941, it is a social democratic party closely
Newsbriefs
Zapatista Rebels Raise National Issues MExico CITY, FEBRUARY, 1994 Since the start of the armed conflict in the southern Mexi-
Deciphering the National Elections
Caldera's victory and the high rate of abstention point to a dissatisfaction that has taken two different routes: support for
The Rise of Causa R: A Workers’ Party Shakes Up the Old Politics
Causa R-with the R, for radical, always drawn in reverse was not long ago one of the tiny grupusculos on
Letters
Cuban Women I've held off writing in the hopes that you would publish a second issue about women in Latin
VENEZUELA Rethinking Capitalist Democracy
From 1990 through 1992 Venezuela had the highest rate of eco- nomic growth in the Americas. A product of the
