PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES IN LATIN AMERICA

Catalog description

Basic social elements common to the national development of Latin American countries. Analysis of the problems of social stratification, political development and economic development, with emphasis on the period following the Independence Wars. Special attention will be given to aspects related to landholding, the distribution of income, accessibility to educational agenc ies, the military casters; revolution as an instrument for change or for resistance to change, and the social implications of urbanism and technological development. Intensive study of the impact these on four societies: Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.