Comparative Assessment of Social Issues in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Herausgeber: Gill, Brenda I.; Danns, George K.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using a comparative framework, this edited volume evaluates pressing social issues facing African, Latin American, and Caribbean countries. Unique in its comparative and multi-regional perspective, this book provides a scholastic and practical understanding on questions ranging from governance and security to poverty, inequality, and population health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 795g
• ISBN-13: 9781793642493
• ISBN-10: 1793642494
• Artikelnr.: 67755875

Autorenporträt

Edited by Brenda I. Gill and George K. Danns - Contributions by Ivon Alcime; Augustine Avwunudiogba; Fagdéba A. Bakoyéma; Garfield Barnwell; Leonard S. Bombom; Dennis C. Canterbury; Donna E. Danns; George K. Danns; Elisha J. Dung; Brenda I. Gill; Alecia D

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Economic Issues, Environment, and Covid-19
Chapter 1: Permanent Crisis? Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and
the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 2: Unemployment Among Youth in Africa, Latin America and the
Caribbean
Chapter 3: Small Holder Agriculture in Environmental Conservation and Rural
Poverty Alleviation in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean
Chapter 4: Environmental Degradation and Community Poverty: Lessons from
the Niger Delta of Nigeria
Chapter 5: The Socioeconomic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the
Developing Countries of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean
Part 2: Suicide, Gender Roles, and Social Inequality
Chapter 6: Suicide in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean
Chapter 7: Gender Role Narratives and African, Latin American, and
Caribbean People in Diaspora: Stories of Adaptation and Opportunity as
Counter-Narratives to Traditional Roles
Chapter 8: Political Ideology and its Associations with Inequality: A Study
of Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of Congo 2019 and 2020
Part 3: Disputes and Contestations
Chapter 9: The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Mediation of Social
issues in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean
Chapter 10: Domestic Violence in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean:
Cultural and Legal Responses
Chapter 11: Neoextractivism and Social Protection in Ghana and Guyana
Chapter 12: A Comparative Analysis of Social Problems in Urban and Rural
areas of Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean