On the eve of the pandemic, Trump was arguing for a “First World Revivalism” that countered globalization. See the full argument on the Anthropology News website.
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Empowerment programs that take advantage of women’s low social status to secure their participation often end up reinforcing gender hierarchies. This new article shows how. Read the Sandbox post to see what my co-authors and I have to say about how Mexico might address some of the gender problems in its cash transfer program.
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Students in my Wealth, Poverty, and International Aid class point out the disconnect between their ideas of the root causes of poverty and the prescriptions offered by poverty relief organizations.
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A growing number of economic development programs worldwide provide cash specifically to women in poor communities. Giving women access to money empowers them, the theory goes.
Do they really work?
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Recent events in Chatham County, North Carolina highlight the challenges to getting local development right. Working on improving your Spanish? Read Luis Melodelgado's translation.
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