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December 2009, Focus on Gender Note from the Editors - Living Up to Reproductive Health Commitments Americas Need Canadian Commitment to Sexual and Reproductive Health Mexican Pro-Choice Groups Fight Pro-Life Reforms Des groupes pro-choix combattent les réformes pro-vie au Mexique Fighting the Rise of HIV-AIDS Among Haitian Women Contrer la féminisation du VIH/SIDA en Haïti Bolivia: Education to Improve Reproductive Health in Indigenous Communities Bolivia: Educación para mejorar la salud reproductiva en comunidades indígenas Challenging the Polarized Abortion Debate in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Nicaragua Cuestionando la polarización sobre el aborto en Brasil, Chile, México y Nicaragua Sexual and Reproductive Rights Promotion in Guatemala November 2009
Vol. 8, No. 8 Note from the Editor - The Political Divide in Uruguay, Bolivia and Honduras Anti-Union Violence Drops in Colombia Disminución de la violencia antisindical en Colombia Fighting Impunity in Guatemala: What is the International Commission’s Role? Contrer l’impunité au Guatemala : Quel rôle pour la Commission internationale? From Colombia: Ideas to Save the Summit of the Americas Desde Colombia: ideas para salvar la Cumbre de las Américas Environment Key to Rebuild Haiti Toward a Bolivian National Policy for Child Friendly Municipalities October 2009, Focus on Health Note from the Guest Editor - Reviewing Health Reform in the Americas Colombian Indigenous Health Promoting Enterprises: A Power Shift? Public Health Insurance in Bolivia and Gaps Between Rural and Urban Areas El Aseguramiento Público en Salud en Bolivia y las Brechas Urbano Rurales The Persistence of Health Inequities in Colombia Capacity Development for Health Research How Scientific Evidence Can Inform Health Policy and Decision-making in the Americas Improving Health from Cradle to Grave in Canada and Latin America September 2009 Note from the Editor - Welcome Back, Multilateralism Canadian Foreign Policy and the Coming Elections La Política Exterior Canadiense y las Próximas Elecciones Haiti Strives to Tackle its Democratic Shortfalls Haïti tente de s'attaquer à ses insuffisances démocratique The Obama Challenge: Multilateralism in the Americas Colombia-U.S. Military Cooperation Agreement Attracts UNASUR Attention Cuba’s Bloggers: Is Cuba Relaxing Restrictions on Freedom of Expression? Think Tank Initiative to Boost Canada-Mexico Relationship June-July 2009, Focus on Bolivia Note from the Guest Editor - Bolivia Must Discuss Economic Policies to Generate Social Benefits and Development The Impact of the International Crisis on Bolivia Natural Gas and Poverty in Bolivia Gas Natural y Pobreza en Bolivia We Want Partners, Not Bosses: Returning Oil, Gas to State Control Bolivia’s Teachers, Quality of Education and the New Constitution Maestros de Bolivia: La Calidad de la Educación y la Nueva Constitución Indigenous Universities: A New Vision of Higher Education in a Plurinational State Universidades Indígenas: Una Nueva Visión de Educación Superior en un Estado Plurinacional Social Public Policy in Bolivia: Are Demand-side Interventions Enough? Políticas Públicas Sociales en Bolivia: ¿Es Suficiente con Intervenciones de Incentivo a la Demanda? Boom or a Boomerang: Social Policy in Bolivia May 2009 Note from the Editor - Summit Must Be Relevant, Open, Responsive Caribbean Faces Economic Challenges After the Fifth Summit of the Americas Information, Participation, Implementation: Three Concepts Missing from the Fifth Summit Información, Participación e Implementación: Tres Conceptos Ausentes de la Quinta Cumbre Uncertainty and Scarce Results at Fifth Summit Una Cumbre de Incertidumbre y Escasos Resultados Private Sector Looking for Summit Follow-Up ¡Hola Canadá! Spanish Is Third Most Spoken Language The PRI and Mexico’s July 5 Mid-Term Congress and Senate Elections Canadian Innovation Boosts Lawyer Competency April 2009, Special Edition on Domestic Labour Mobility
Feminization of Migration in Latin America: Domestic Workers Feminización de la Migración en América Latina Women from Latin America and the Caribbean Cross Borders to Work in the Domestic Sector Latinoamericanas y Caribeñas Atravesando Fronteras para Trabajar en el Sector Doméstico ‘Exporting’ Human Capital Has Unexpected Costs for the Philippines The Case of Domestic Workers in Costa Rica El Caso de las Trabajadoras Domésticas en Costa Rica Toward a New Understanding of Labour and Domestic Service Hacia una Nueva Concepción del Trabajo y del Servicio Doméstico Chile: Labour Insertion Opens Doors to Citizenship Inserción Laboral para Abrir las Puertas a la Ciudadanía: El Caso de Santiago de Chile April 2009
PAN Mid-term Election Loss Could Cripple Calderón Alternation or Alternative in El Salvador? ¿Alternancia o Alternativa en El Salvador? Ethnic/Racial Variables Matter in Census Systems A Importância da Variável Étnico-Racial nos Sistemas Censitários Data Collection and Health Research on Indigenous People in Latin America Refugee Claims Based on Sexual Orientation Discrimination March 2009
Haiti’s Economic Prospects ‘Hopeful’ Read the Paul Collier Report, Haiti: From Natural Catastrophe to Economic Security. Paul Collier’s Report on Economic Security in Haiti Le Rapport de Paul Collier sur la sécurité économique en Haïti Ignoring rural Haiti is a recipe for failure On court à l’échec si le monde rural en Haïti est ignoré Reforming the Haitian National Police Haitians Building Democratic Culture February 2009
Obama’s Americas Policy Could Bring Opportunity for Canada Obama’s engagement promise to the Americas Can Obama End the "Cuba Wars"? Should Obama and Harper Talk About the Americas? Common Partners, Common Interests: Why We Must Develop a Social Agenda for Latin America Plummeting Oil Prices and Indefinite Re-Election Referendum Put Pressure on Venezuelan Democracy
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