During the last fifteen years Latin American governments reformed their constitutions to recognize indigenous rights. The contributors to this book argue that these changes post fundamental challenges to accepted notions of democracy, citizenship and development in the region. Using case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, they analyze the ways in which new legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a wider context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting the key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice.
| ISBN: | 9780333998700 |
| Publication date: | 28th June 2002 |
| Author: | Rachel Sieder |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Institute of Latin American Studies Series |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Cultural studies Anthropology History of the Americas Development studies |