[HTML][HTML] Estimation of Mexico's informal economy and remittances using nighttime imagery

T Ghosh, S Anderson, RL Powell, PC Sutton… - Remote Sensing, 2009 - mdpi.com
Accurate estimates of the magnitude and spatial distribution of both formal and informal
economic activity have many useful applications. Develo** alternative methods for making …

Informal work in Latin America: Competing perspectives and recent debates

JJ Biles - Geography Compass, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the 'lost decade'of the 1980s, informal work and self‐employment emerged as the
most prevalent forms of work throughout Latin America. In response to the economic crisis …

Can multinational companies foster institutional change and sustainable development in emerging countries? A case study

FJ Forcadell, E Aracil - Business Strategy & Development, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging countries present institutional necessities that hinder their sustainable
development. In the face of this challenge, companies, and in particular multinational …

[КНИГА][B] Climate change and social inequality: The health and social costs of global warming

M Singer - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The year 2016 was the hottest year on record and the third consecutive record-breaking
year in planet temperatures. The following year was the hottest in a non-El Nino year. Of the …

Sustainable banking in Latin American develo** countries: Leading to (mutual) prosperity

FJ Forcadell, E Aracil - Business Ethics: A European Review, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines multinational banks'(MNBs) approaches to corporate social
responsibility (CSR) in develo** countries' subsidiaries, particularly in Latin America …

Revisitando el concepto de exclusión social: su relevancia para las políticas contra la pobreza en América Latina

CL Navarro, GM Arce - Revista del CLAD Reforma y Democracia, 2016 - redalyc.org
La noción de exclusión social surgió en Francia en la década de los setenta y adquirió gran
relevancia en las políticas de bienestar de la Unión Europea a principio de los noventa. El …

Using pseudo‐panels to measure income mobility in Latin America

J Cuesta, H Ñopo, G Pizzolitto - Review of Income and Wealth, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comparative overview of mobility patterns in 14 Latin American
countries between 1992 and 2003. Using three alternative econometric techniques on …

[КНИГА][B] Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic

EH De Kalaf - 2021 - books.google.com
Legal identity is universal, transcending national and socioeconomic borders. It is a central
tenet of the UN's 2030 SDGs and cuts across over 70 development indicators, including birth …

Informal work and livelihoods in Mexico: Getting by or getting ahead?

JJ Biles - The Professional Geographer, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The widespread adoption of neoliberal reforms during the past quarter century has had
profound implications for the livelihoods of those who live and work in cities throughout Latin …

Violence and social exclusion in urban contexts in Central America

RC Umaña - Social theories of urban violence in the Global South, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter examines the links between social exclusion and violence in cities. It draws on
the results of a research project entitled" Exclusion, Violence, and Community Responses in …