Social movements and the dynamics of rural territorial development in Latin America
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2 Summary.-This special section brings together four of twelve studies conducted within a research program analyzing the relationships among social mobilization, governance and rural development in contemporary Latin America. The introduction gives an overview of the contemporary significance of social
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