“duncan green”

Exploring the lives of the street children of Latin America through their own eyes and voices, Hidden Lives builds on the concept of children's rights enshrined in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through interviews with children across the continent, as well as teachers, welfare w... More

Exploring the lives of the street children of Latin America through their own eyes and voices, Hidden Lives builds on the concept of children's rights enshrined in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Through interviews with children across the continent, as well as teachers, welfare w... More

"Superb. Combining unassailable analysis with a thorough grasp of economic and political trends, Duncan Green convincingly argues that the region is headed for even greater tragedy unless people move toward more equitable and ecologically sustainable models of economic development."--Walden Bello, f... More

Praise for Previous Editions"A sparkling and elegant primer. Far and away the best overall introduction to the subject." --"History Workshop Journal""The best introductory book going on Latin America. An invaluable resource." --"International Affairs""Simple, unpretentious narrative makes this volum... More

The twenty-first century will be defined by the fight against the scourges of poverty, inequality, and the threat of environmental collapse-as the fight against slavery or for universal suffrage defined earlier eras. "From Poverty to Power" argues that to break the cycle of poverty and inequality an... More

This broad analysis of public accountancy examines the historical evolution of the discipline, arguing that it is both a business and a public service, and therefore subject to the tension between the two facets of its operation. This tension is widely apparent in today's climate of corporate accoun... More