Non-capitalist organizations in Latin America: lessons from the Brazilian Faxinal grassroot community

Obesity prevention lessons from Latin America.

This is an invited commentary for the Active Living Research (ALR) special issue. The commentary focuses on the lessons that can be learned from Latin America regarding obesity prevention. Examples from Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia that may inform US policy are described.

Reducing Poverty in Developing Countries: Some Lessons from Latin America

Asset Inequality Does Matter: Lessons from Latin America

Planning diabetic retinopathy services — lessons from Latin America

The World Health Organization encourages the promotion and development of programmes for the prevention, detection, and management of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Such programmes must identify effective strategies and technology so that they can be adapted to the situation in each part of the world. Programmes must also be monitored and continuously improved. The guidelines discussed in this arti...

Schooling in Capitalist America Revisited

The project that eventually resulted in the publication of Schooling in Capitalist America (1976) began in 1968, stimulated by the then raging academic debates and social conflicts about the structure and purposes of education. We were then, and remain, hopeful that education can contribute to a more productive economy and a more equitable sharing of its benefits and burdens, as well as a socie...