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  • Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

    Creator:
    Daye, Rebecka Rising
    Abstract:
    Around the globe, an array of alternative agrifood movements has emerged largely in response to the ecological and socio-economic threat caused by industrialized agricultural processes. From organic agriculture, to Slow Food, Locavore, and the Food Sovereignty movement, people around the world are reasserting their right to healthy and culturally appropriate...
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    Masters Thesis
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    -cultural, economic, and ecological outcomes. I focus this inquiry on a case study in the Ecuadorian

  • Empowerment or a 'citizenship project'? : microcredit with education in Cuzco, Peru

    Creator:
    Kearney, Emily Q.
    Abstract:
    Microfinance, or the technique of lending small amounts of money to the world's poor for productive activities, has emerged as a dominant approach to poverty alleviation among international development organizations. However, consensus does not yet exist as to the best mechanism for delivery of loans. While most organizations simply offer...
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    education, and offers a case study which could inform this debate. The data presented here were