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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Central American Studies"”.
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Paradoxes and Potential of Tourism Development in Nicaragua
<p>This dissertation research evaluates the successes and challenges of tourism integration and expansion as both a broad human development strategy and a catalyst for local populations to achieve greater economic and social opportunities. The country of Nicaragua serves as the primary case study …
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Foodscapes, Foodways, and Nutrition Transitions in Urban Mexico
<p>The global surge in obesity and associated degenerative health conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, have potentially crushing consequences for households, communities, health systems, and national economies. Mexico has one of the highest prevalence levels of overweight and obesity in …
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The Impact of Foreign Aid on Internal Stability: A Case Study of Costa Rica and Venezuela
<p>This thesis examines the relationship between foreign aid and the internal stability of recipient countries. Foreign aid programs have been an important tool through which countries can receive support in development efforts. Through extensive case study and process tracing analysis of twelve …
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Ngo Imperialistic Invasion of Latin America: Yanquis Go Home
<p>In post-colonial Latin America a new imperialist agent is lurking under the guise of altruism. This research combines a thorough literature review, a case study, and two personal narratives to argue that NGOs serve a neoliberal agenda and are not held accountable to the people who they claim to …
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Itakuchi: Echoes from the Twilight House
… of the sun through the silent dead night the new American: displaced, indigenous, fragmented mine, niné Listen to Itakuchi’s whistling howl gently shiver the houses, the sounds carried on by wind. Its story, our story from The Twilight House, inscribed in sand along the Pacific Ocean and …