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1. Research

   Promoting Gender Equality Through Development: Land Ownership and Domestic Violence in Nicaragua

   Arenas, Carlos, and Shelly Grabe. 2009. “Promoting Gender Equality Through Development: Land Ownership and Domestic Violence in Nicaragua.” Working Paper, Gender, Development, and Globalization Program, Center for Gender in Global Context, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

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   Topics: Development, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Households, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Nicaragua Keywords: development, domestic violence, gender empowerment, gender relations, women's land rights, gender violence

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   Water and Gender: The Unexpected Connection That Really Matters

   Bennett, Vivienne, Sonia Dávila-Poblete, and Maria Nieves Rico. 2008. “Water and Gender: The Unexpected Connection That Really Matters.” Journal of International Affairs 61 (2): 107–25.

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   Topics: Civil Society, Development, Gender, Gender Roles, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Indigenous, Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Americas, Central America, South America

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   Abortion in Latin America: Changes in Practice, Growing Conflict, and Recent Policy Developments

   Kulczycki, Andrzej. 2011. “Abortion in Latin America: Changes in Practice, Growing Conflict, and Recent Policy Developments.” Studies in Family Planning 42 (3): 199-220.

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   Topics: Development, Gender, Health, Reproductive Health, Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Americas, Central America, South America

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   Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead

   Hinton, Jennifer, Marcello M. Veiga, and Christian Beinhoff. 2003. “Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead.” In The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries, edited by G Hilson and A Balkema. Netherlands: Swets Publishers.

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   Topics: Development, Economies, Economic Inequality, Poverty, Extractive Industries, Gender, Women, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Governance, Health, Livelihoods, Rights, Land Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Americas, Central America, South America, Asia

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   Economic Development and Gender Equality: Is There a Gender Kuznets Curve?

   Eastin, Joshua and Aseem Prakash. 2013. “Economic Development and Gender Equality: Is There a Gender Kuznets Curve?” World Politics 65 (1): 156-86.

   Topics: Civil Society, Class, Democracy / Democratization, Development, Economies, Economic Inequality, Education, Feminisms, Gender, Women, Men, Girls, Boys, Gender Roles, Gendered Power Relations, Patriarchy, Gender Hierarchies, Gender Equality/Inequality, Gender Equity, Globalization, Households, Livelihoods, Political Economies, Rights, Human Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, MENA, Americas, Central America, Asia, Middle East, South Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe Countries: India, Mexico, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka

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   Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization

   Jaquette, Jane, and Gale Summerfield, eds. 2006. Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization. Duke University Press.

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   Topics: Civil Society, Development, Economies, Poverty, Environment, Gender, Women, Gender Mainstreaming, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equity, Indigenous, Justice, Land Grabbing, NGOs, Rights Regions: Africa, Americas, Central America, South America, Asia

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   Land Grab: Green Neoliberalism, Gender, and Garifuna Resistance in Honduras

   Brondo, Keri Vacanti. 2013. Land Grab: Green Neoliberalism, Gender, and Garifuna Resistance in Honduras. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.

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   Topics: Development, Environment, Gender, Women, Indigenous, Land Grabbing, Political Participation, Rights, Indigenous Rights, Land Rights Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Honduras

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   Access to Justice and Corporate Accountability: A Legal Case Study of HudBay in Guatemala

   Crystal, Valerie, Shin Imai, and Bernadette Maheandiran. 2014. “Access to Justice and Corporate Accountability: A Legal Case Study of HudBay in Guatemala.” Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue Canadienne D’Études Du Développement 35 (2): 285–303.

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   Topics: Corruption, Development, Extractive Industries, Gender-Based Violence, Indigenous, International Law, Justice, Rights, Indigenous Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women, Violence Regions: Americas, Central America, North America Countries: Canada, Guatemala Keywords: mining, Latin America, Chevron, HudBay, corporate social responsibility

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   Gender, Land, and Water: From Reform to Counter-Reform in Latin America

   Deere, Carmen Diana, and Magdalena Leon. 1998. “Gender, Land, and Water: From Reform to Counter-Reform in Latin America.” Agriculture and Human Values 15(4): 375–86.

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   Topics: Development, Economies, Economic Inequality, Feminisms, Gendered Power Relations, Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Privatization, Rights, Land Rights, Property Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Americas, Central America, South America Keywords: cooperatives, land markets, land reform, gender and land, Latin American rural women, Neo-liberal restructuring

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    Conservation as Enclosure: An Ecofeminist Perspective on Sustainable Development and Biopiracy in Costa Rica

    Isla, Ana. 2005. “Conservation as Enclosure: An Ecofeminist Perspective on Sustainable Development and Biopiracy in Costa Rica.” Capitalism Nature Socialism 16 (3): 49–61.

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    Topics: Development, Environment, Gender, Women, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Equality/Inequality, Indigenous, Rights, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights Regions: Americas, Central America Countries: Costa Rica