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This book explores the evolution of Brazilian foreign relations in the last fifteen years, with a focus on continuities and change. The volume tackles three sets of themes: diplomacy and diplomatic culture, international security and international development cooperation. Central to these themes is how they all relate to Brazil’s international status, and its quest for higher standing. The authors draw on a wide variety of methodologies to grapple with the subject matter, from diplomatic history to international sociology and postcolonial studies. The result is a combination of different approaches that seek to account for the foreign relations of Brazil. Paulo Esteves is Associate Professor in the Institute of International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert is Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway, where she is Research Director of the Dimensions of Security Department. Benjamin de Carvalho is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo, Norway. .

Brazil --- Foreign relations. --- Latin America—Politics and government. --- Economic policy. --- Latin America—Economic conditions. --- Globalization. --- Security, International. --- Latin American Politics. --- Development Policy. --- Latin American and Caribbean Economics. --- International Security Studies. --- Collective security --- International security --- International relations --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- Anti-globalization movement --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Economics --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy

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This ambitious book provides a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative assessment of Jamaica’s ties to the International Monetary Fund, focusing on Jamaica’s historical relationship with the IMF and reflecting on the domestic and international discourse surrounding the evolution of this relationship. Notably, this volume presents a critical analysis of Jamaica’s first engagement with and departure from the IMF and interrogates the political economy of the period. Jamaica’s economic experiences are assessed in the context of major global events, including the food price crises of 2007 and the global economic crises of 2008 and 2009. This book also looks at policy implications, and its well-researched analysis will be of great value to practitioners and policymakers as well as academics.

Latin America—Economic conditions. --- Development economics. --- Economic development—Environmental aspects. --- Economic policy. --- Economic history. --- Latin American and Caribbean Economics. --- Development Economics. --- Development and Sustainability. --- Economic Policy. --- Economic History. --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- Economic development --- Jamaica --- Economic conditions.

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“Devonish and Carpenter lay out a compelling account of the formation and spread of Jamaican language and culture. Synthesising the latest scholarship on race with well-established principles of language change and diffusion, they present a satisfying answer to the question of how Jamaican Creole has achieved popularity everywhere but at home, and the consequences thereof. This work will be of interest for years to come to all scholars of Caribbean culture and society.”-- Jason F. Siegel, University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados This book examines the racial and socio-linguistic dynamics of Jamaica, a majority black nation where the dominant ideology continues to look to white countries as models, yet which continues to defy the odds. The authors trace the history of how a nation of less than three million people has come to be at the centre of cultural, racial and linguistic influence globally; producing a culture than has transformed the way that the world listens to music, and a dialect that has formed the lingua franca for a generation of young people. The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars of Caribbean linguistics, Africana studies, diaspora studies, sociology of language and sociolinguistics more broadly.

English language --- Social aspects --- Dialects --- Jamaica --- Civilization. --- Germanic languages --- Sociolinguistics. --- Multilingualism. --- Linguistic minorities. --- Latin American literature. --- Latin America—Economic conditions. --- Developmental psychology. --- Minority Languages. --- Latin American/Caribbean Literature. --- Latin American and Caribbean Economics. --- Developmental Psychology. --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Psychology --- Life cycle, Human --- Minority languages --- Language and languages --- Minorities --- Sociolinguistics --- Plurilingualism --- Polyglottism --- Language and society --- Society and language --- Sociology of language --- Language and culture --- Linguistics --- Sociology --- Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) --- Political aspects --- Sociological aspects --- Minoritized languages --- Relations.

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This book interrogates the impact of tourism on local lives and environments along the southern Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. Nicaragua has turned to tourism to earn needed foreign exchange and to provide jobs. The unplanned boom, however, has come with costs to local environments. Using an in-depth case study of the community of Gigante and nearby tourism developments, the chapters delve into the impact of recent unregulated booms in tourism on groundwater, household water security, local economies, culture, land ownership, and artisanal fisheries.

Cultural geography. --- Environmental geography. --- Tourism. --- Management. --- Hydrology. --- Latin America—Economic conditions. --- Cultural Geography. --- Environmental Geography. --- Tourism Management. --- Hydrology/Water Resources. --- Latin American and Caribbean Economics. --- Geography --- Human geography --- Aquatic sciences --- Earth sciences --- Hydrography --- Water --- Administration --- Industrial relations --- Organization --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Economic aspects --- Human geography. --- Physical geography. --- Water. --- Latin America --- Social and Cultural Geography. --- Physical Geography. --- Latin American/Caribbean Economics. --- Hydrology --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Human ecology --- Economic conditions.

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This edited volume offers a critical reflection on the failed experiment to redevelop the city of Rio de Janeiro according to the neoliberal strategy of entrepreneurial urban governance and mercantile regulatory transformations, which were leveraged by mega-sporting events. The case of Rio de Janeiro is presented as an example of a failing global strategy for urban redevelopment, entrepreneurial urban governance and the realization of mega-events. This book aims to present the real and critical state of the legacies of such mega-events. It shows how instead of the promised economic redemption, Rio is experiencing a severe economic, political and social crisis, handling three observation perspectives: the first is the description of urban transformations and mega events, assessing the contradictions in the model for the intended urban development and taking into account historical factors both at local and national level; the second restricts on neighborhoods as case studies representing an ensign of a neoliberal urban transformation’ results; the third links city and citizenship focusing tensions and inconsistencies and opening up a perspective on the importance of fostering the concept of citizenship, including actions, movements and initiatives that express the resistance and struggles around a possible new destination for Rio de Janeiro. Prof. Luiz Cesar de Quieroz Ribeiro and Dr. Filippo Bignami as General Editors thank Ana Paula Soares Carvalho, Humberto Meza, Niccoló Cuppini and Orlando dos Santos Junior for their contributions as co-editors of this book.

Urban geography. --- Sociology, Urban. --- Economic development. --- Latin America—Economic conditions. --- Latin America—History. --- Latin America—Politics and government. --- Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns). --- Urban Studies/Sociology. --- Regional Development. --- Latin American and Caribbean Economics. --- Latin American History. --- Latin American Politics. --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Economic policy --- Economics --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Urban sociology --- Cities and towns --- Geography --- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) --- Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) --- Rio-de-Zhaneĭro (Brazil) --- Riyo de Zshaneyro (Brazil) --- Río de Xaneiro (Brazil) --- Prefeitura do Rio (Brazil) --- Rio de Žaneiro (Brazil) --- Rio (Brazil) --- Município do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) --- Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) --- Economic conditions --- History. --- Regionalism. --- Latin America --- America --- Urban Sociology. --- Latin American/Caribbean Economics. --- American Politics. --- Human geography --- Nationalism --- Interregionalism --- Economic conditions. --- Politics and government.