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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Latin America--History"”.
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Enterprising Women and Village Banking in Urban Paraguay: Current impacts and future implications for social change
This thesis examines Fundación Paraguaya's Comité de Mujeres Emprendedoras (village banking) program and analyzes its potential as a tool for poverty alleviation, female empowerment and social change in Paraguay. The data for this thesis was collected over a three month period in 2007, and is based …
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Para los hijos y nuestro futuro: Reconceptualizing Costa Rican identity through the Civil War
<p>After the 1948 Civil War, Costa Rican people redefined their society and democracy, and created a nation that, unlike many others in the region, was able to withstand pressures toward corruption and violence. By examining personal narratives, this study observes how various groups such as Costa …