Essays about: "Robin Ferling"

Found 1 essay containing the words Robin Ferling.

  1. 1. Yearning of Yalambojoch : A field study about rural poverty in northwestern Guatemala and the importance of local influence over development

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Robin Ferling; [2014]
    Keywords : Agriculture; Local ownership; Development; Guatemala; Sustainable livelihoods;

    Abstract : In 1996, Guatemala achieved peace after 36 years of civil war which took root in the political and social oppression of the country’s vast indigenous population. To counter the country’s widespread poverty, inequality and ongoing political and social frustrations the Guatemalan government adopted a liberal peace building agenda by ‘globalizing’ its economy and by decentralizing the political and economic process. READ MORE