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Urban Gardens & Self Revolution
April 6, 2010 ... be attributed to an economic syndrome known as “Dutch Disease,” a “development that results in a large inflow ... direct investment.”[1] A country catches this economic disease whenever a commodity brings an increase of income in ... [1] Ebrahim-Zadeh, Christine. “Back to Basics – Dutch Disease: Too much wealth managed unwisely.” Finance and ... -
Warming Up the Bronx: Citgo Venezuela Heating & Social Development Program
July 9, 2010 ... for Elderly and Young Child Households) [vii] Center for Disease Control “Hypothermia-Related Deaths --- United ... natural cold (e.g. falls, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or drowning). During 1999--2002, among those who ... -
Moving Toward Land Reform, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology in Venezuela
August 23, 2010 A massive transformation of agriculture is occurring in Venezuela, a transformation that has lessons for every other country in the world. -
Cancún Climate Summit: Time for a New Geopolitical Architecture
November 24, 2010 As we approach crucial climate change negotiations in Cancún, Mexico, the key question on many people's minds is this: What nation or nations will have the courage to stand up to the United States, which still represents the key obstacle to a binding agreement on global warming? -
From Agribusiness to Agroecology? An Analysis of Venezuela’s Nationalization of AgroIsleña
October 19, 2010 With the nationalization of AgroIsleña, the Venezuelan state has taken an important step in the struggle to bring social and economic factors under greater control of the Venezuelan people and out of the hands of private, profit-driven firms. What is yet to be understood is what ecological factors will be considered as the AgroPatria project moves forward. -
There Is No Revolution without Solidarity - Venezuela and the Struggle for Sovereignty
July 20, 2010 ... extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global ... -
Latin America & Twenty-First Century Socialism: Inventing to Avoid Mistakes, Chapter 2
August 17, 2010 ... prevented him from prescribing the right medicine for this disease. As I understand it, the underlying cause of ... -
Chavismo: The Re-Emergence of Progressive Populism in Venezuela
June 12, 2010 ... traditional parties, but the cure is often worse than the disease. The lack of institutional accountability and the ...