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   Gendered Implications of Tax Reform in Latin America: Argentine, Chile, Costa Rica, and Jamaica

   Huber, Evelyne. 2006. "Gendered Implications of Tax Reform in Latin America: Argentine, Chile, Costa Rica, and Jamaica." In Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context, edited by Shahra Razavi and Shireen Hassim, 301-21. London: Palgrave Macmillan London.

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   Topics: Citizenship, Class, Development, Economies, Public Finance, Poverty, Education, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Health Regions: Americas, Caribbean countries, Central America, South America Countries: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Jamaica Keywords: International Monetary Fund, indirect taxis, direct taxis, gender implication, Jamaica Labour Party

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   Water as a Source of Equity and Empowerment in Costa Rica

   Aguilar, Lorena. 2005. “Water as a Source of Equity and Empowerment in Costa Rica.” In Opposing Currents: The Politics of Water and Gender in Latin America, edited by Vivienne Bennett, Sonia Dávila-Poblete, and María Nieves Rico, 123-134. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press.

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   Topics: Civil Society, Gender, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equity, Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica

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   Gender and Attitudes Toward Justice System Bias in Central America

   Walker, Lee Demetrius. 2008. “Gender and Attitudes Toward Justice System Bias in Central America.” Latin American Research Review 43 (2): 80-106.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Justice Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua

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   Gender, Migration and Urban Development in Costa Rica: The Case of Guanacaste

   Chant, Sylvia H. 1991. “Gender, Migration and Urban Development in Costa Rica: The Case of Guanacaste.” Geoforum 22 (3): 237-53.

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   Topics: Displacement & Migration, Migration, Economies, Gender, Gender Roles, Households, Livelihoods Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica

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   Situación de las mujeres indígenas productoras físicas de los territorios indígenas de Coto Brus y Quitirrisí en Costa Rica

   Herrera, Rebeca Espinoza. 2018. “Situación de las mujeres indígenas productoras físicas de los territorios indígenas de Coto Brus y Quitirrisí en Costa Rica.” Géneros: Revista de investigación y divulgación sobre los estudios de género 23: 79-104.

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   Topics: Agriculture, Gender, Women, Land Tenure, Indigenous, Livelihoods Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica Keywords: mujeres indígenas, tenencia de la tierra, producción agricola, asistencia técnica, financiamiento, indigenous women, land ownership, farming, technical assistance, financing

   

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   Women, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Deforestation: a Cross-National Study

   Shandra, John M., Carrie L. Shandra, and Bruce London. 2008. “Women, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study.” Population and Environment 30 (1-2): 48–72.

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   Topics: Economies, Environment, Extractive Industries, Gender, Women, NGOs Regions: Africa, MENA, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, Americas, Caribbean countries, Central America, North America, South America, Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Baltic states, Balkans, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Oceania Countries: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe Keywords: deforestation, women, non-governmental organizations, cross-national

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   The Unbearable Heaviness of Being: Reflections on Female Altruism in Cambodia, Philippines, The Gambia and Costa Rica

   Chant, Sylvia. 2010. “The Unbearable Heaviness of Being: Reflections on Female Altruism in Cambodia, Philippines, The Gambia and Costa Rica.” Progress and Development Studies 10 (2): 145–59.

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   Topics: Development, Economies, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Households, Political Economies, Post-Conflict Regions: Africa, West Africa, Americas, Central America, Asia, Southeast Asia Countries: Cambodia, Costa Rica, Gambia, Philippines

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   Towards a (re)Conceptualisation of the "Feminisation of Poverty": Reflections on Gender-Differentiated Poverty from The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica

   Chant, Sylvia. 2010. “Towards a (re)Conceptualisation of the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’: Reflections on Gender-Differentiated Poverty from The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica.” In The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty: Concepts, Resarch, Policy. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

   Topics: Economies, Poverty, Gender, Women, Households, Livelihoods, Post-Conflict Regions: Africa, West Africa, Americas, Central America, Asia, Southeast Asia Countries: Costa Rica, Gambia, Philippines

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   Still Supermadres? Gender and the Policy Priorities of Latin American Legislators

   Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie. 2006. “Still Supermadres? Gender and the Policy Priorities of Latin American Legislators.” American Journal of Political Science 50 (3): 570-85.

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   Topics: Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Governance, Political Participation Regions: Americas, South America Countries: Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica

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    Feminist Media Coverage of Women in War: 'You Are Our Eyes and Ears to the World'

    Thompson, Margaret E, María Suárez Toro, and Katerina Anfossi Gómez. 2007. “Feminist Media Coverage of Women in War: ‘You Are Our Eyes and Ears to the World.’” Gender & Development 15 (3): 435–50.
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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Femininity/ies, Media, Infrastructure, Information & Communication Technologies, International Organizations, Rights, Human Rights Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica

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