From Extraction to Construction
I began to study China and Latin America in 2008, quite by accident. While working as a research professor in Peru, I was invited by the Andean office of Oxfam to prepare an exploratory…
Read MoreNov 2, 2018 | First Take, Latin America and Asia, Latin America and Asia
I began to study China and Latin America in 2008, quite by accident. While working as a research professor in Peru, I was invited by the Andean office of Oxfam to prepare an exploratory…
Read MoreJan 4, 2014 | Mining, Thinking on Development
Imagine that you have to move. Imagine that you must pack all of your belongings and memories and move six miles down the road. Your town will be swallowed up to make way for an open pit copper mine. The mountain you’ve looked at all…
Read MoreOct 11, 2006 | Looking At Social Enterprise Cases, Social Enterprise
The Peruvian amazon has long been a magnet for the desperate and adventurous. The hidden gold of the Incas, the rubber and oil booms, and the promise of free land through government-sponsored …
Read MoreMay 15, 2002 | Giving and Volunteering in the Americas, Thinking on Philanthropy
When I first moved to Latin America fresh out of college in 1981, I was filled with ideals about working for human rights and social justice, like many of my generation. If anyone had suggested …
Read MoreDec 14, 2001 | Book Reviews, Book Talk, Food, Food Culture and Nutrition
For many Latin Americans, the hopes raised by political democracy over the past two decades have been dashed by the realities of persistent poverty and growing social inequality, and by the…
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