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Hybrid healthscapes : mothers' health care and food practices in the Ecuadorian Andes

Creator:

Hammer, Michaela

Abstract:

After decades of expert-based modernization efforts that have had profound negative impacts on human and environmental health, Ecuador is currently pursuing a rights-based, participatory development paradigm known as sumak kawsay or "the good life". Despite its promises of inclusion and interculturality, this approach continues to rely on highly trained specialists,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis