Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2003
Publication Title
Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America
Abstract
The global transformations that enveloped Latin America over the past decade resulted in uneven consequences for diverse social groups. Scholars witness an increasing tension between a macroeconomic agenda concerned with profitability and local community access to employment and sustenance. As neoliberal reforms intensify Latin America's integration into the world economy, they may adversely impact local communities. Should local people lose their ability to obtain basic rights, will they be able to effectively challenge the neoliberal model? In the absence of more adequate attention to social justice, it is probable that occurrences of local resistance in defense of these rights will escalate.
First Page
59
Last Page
79
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203616710
ISSN
9780203616710
Recommended Citation
Chollett, Donna, "In Defense of Social Justice: From Global Transformation to Local Resistance" (2003). Anthropology Publications. 4.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/anthropology/4
Primo Type
Book Chapter
Included in
Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Social Justice Commons
Comments
"This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America in 2003, available online: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203616710