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From Grassroots To Global: Unintended Consequences Of A Bolivian Quinoa Economy, Melissa Trinley
From Grassroots To Global: Unintended Consequences Of A Bolivian Quinoa Economy, Melissa Trinley
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations
This thesis offers a counterargument to the claims that Bolivian peasant farmers are acting in contradiction with their political support of food sovereignty by participating in a global quinoa economy. This research gives agency to the farmers by reframing the Bolivian quinoa story to show how farmers succeeded in overcoming “development” projects. My research is inspired by two brief periods of time I spent living in Bolivia volunteering with campesinos. This research offers insights into the unintended consequences producers experience when export of a regionally consumed food becomes a major economic development strategy to alleviate poverty. I take a historical …
A Comparative Case Study Of Female Literacy And Development In Guatemala And Bolivia, Anavelia Mauricio
A Comparative Case Study Of Female Literacy And Development In Guatemala And Bolivia, Anavelia Mauricio
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations
The comparative case study will analyze the education reform policies pursued by Guatemala and Bolivia from the 1980s to the present. Education reform projects and international aid were provided as development strategies in Latin America to improve gender equality in education and literacy rates during the 1990s. Female literacy was view as an important goal in obtaining human and economic development in the region of Latin America. Guatemala and Bolivia were two countries of interest because of high poverty rates, illiteracy rates and gender disparities in education. Both Bolivia and Guatemala signed on to educational goals of Education for All …