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"I Entered During The Day, And Came Out During The Night": Power, Environment, And Indigenous Peoples In A Globalizing Panama, Osvaldo Jordan
"I Entered During The Day, And Came Out During The Night": Power, Environment, And Indigenous Peoples In A Globalizing Panama, Osvaldo Jordan
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
The story of the Ngobe widow Isabel Becker, living in the Province of Bocas del Toro in Northwestern Panama, who entered at mid-day to an unknown business tower in Panama City, and was not able to leave that building until mid-night, may easily be interpreted as yet another of countless cases of local indigenous women being abused by the mighty power of corrupt governments and multinational corporations. For the casual observer, the same plot could be laid out in almost any country in the humid tropics: Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Brazil or Guatemala. Yet, under the surface of what Paul Farmer …
Environmental Impact Assessment In Post-Colonial Societies: Reflections On The Proposed Expansion Of The Panama Canal, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Environmental Impact Assessment In Post-Colonial Societies: Reflections On The Proposed Expansion Of The Panama Canal, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy
Panama's destiny has been shaped by its geographic location at the crossroads of international trade. Lacking mineral wealth or extensive arable lands, the country has prospered or declined based on the use made by others of the country's major resource-the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a potent symbol of Panamanian identity, a reminder of Panama's lengthy colonial history, and an important generator of income for the modem Panamanian nation.