Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

Newsbriefs

Zapatista Rebels Raise National Issues MExico CITY, FEBRUARY, 1994 Since the start of the armed conflict in the southern Mexi-
The Parties

The Parties

Accion Democratica (AD) AD is Venezuela's traditional ruling party. Officially founded in 1941, it is a social democratic party closely
Newsbriefs

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

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

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

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

VENEZUELA Rethinking Capitalist Democracy

From 1990 through 1992 Venezuela had the highest rate of eco- nomic growth in the Americas. A product of the