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1. Student Politics in Latin America

Author:
Frank Bonilla
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1959 v.3 no.3 pp. 12-15
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
case studies; interviews; politics; Chile; Latin America
Abstract:
... In the case study of the Student Federation of Chile summarized here, data was obtained by interviews with leaders and by the study of documents, covering three separate periods in the federation's history. Organization was considered in two complementary ways; as a set of institutionalized value patterns and ideas, and as a collectivity. The results are generalized to other Latin American student ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276425900300304

2. New Soviet Doctrines on Underdeveloped Areas

Author:
Andrew C. Janos
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1961 v.4 no.6 pp. 20-22
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
national surveys; social change; Latin America
Abstract:
... Confronted with the realities of social change in underdeveloped areas, the theorists and policy-makers of the Soviet world find it increasingly difficult to draw operational inferences from classic Marxist generalizations, which were derived from European historical experience, about the stages of social development. Two recent Soviet articles that reveal this, one stating a new doctrinal interpr ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426100400605

3. Area Studies and Comparative Politics

Author:
Merle Kling
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1964 v.8 no.1 pp. 7-11
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
politics; Latin America
Abstract:
... Professor Kling of Washington University in St. Louis reviews the history, accomplishments, and future of comparative political research on Latin America. What scholars choose to study and how they go at it are described. Real progress in Latin American studies, says the author, depends on blending the traditional and modern versions of area studies. ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426400800104

4. Characteristics of Latin American Countries

Author:
Paul J. Deutschmann; John T. McNelly
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1964 v.8 no.1 pp. 25-29
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
exports; factor analysis; literacy; Latin America
Abstract:
... The authors have made a statistical construction of the "average" Latin American country. Factor analysis produced three central indices—Size, Developmental Level, and Exports to the United States—which account for considerable differences between nations. Similarities in certain of the 16 basic factors, such as literacy, are also pointed out. Paul Deutschmann, who died unexpectedly last year, was ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426400800109

5. Economic Development and Social Research

Author:
Rodman C. Rockefeller
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1964 v.8 no.1 pp. 30-32
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
business enterprises; economic development; planning; Latin America; United States
Abstract:
... The author redfines the meaning of "success" for business and economic enterprises in Latin America. He demonstrates the need for extensive applied social research as a necessary pre-condition to intelligent planning and development. The conclusion is that U.S. private investors can do much to improve both their performance and effect by encouraging and using the results of social research. Mr. Ro ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426400800110

6. U. S. Historiography of Latin America

Author:
Howard F. Cline
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1964 v.8 no.1 pp. 15-18
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
interdisciplinary research; Latin America
Abstract:
... This essay places American historical research on Latin America within the more general context of American historiography. The present state of the art is evaluated and future directions outlined. The eclectic, non-exclusivist character of historical methodology is examined and related to the requirements of graduate training and interdisciplinary research. Mr. Cline is with the Hispanic Foundati ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426400800106

7. Barriers to Survey Research in Asia and Latin America

Author:
Robert Edward Mitchell
Source:
American behavioral scientist 1965 v.9 no.3 pp. 6-12
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
politics; research institutions; surveys; universities; university research; Asia; Latin America
Abstract:
... Dr. Mitchell explores organizational, methodological, and ideological obstacles to the healthy development of survey research in Asia and Latin America. He notes a one-sided emphasis on teaching, various obsolete habits of French-type universities, the absence of administrative and political autonomy on the part of university research institutes, the lack of methodological concern and sophisticati ...
DOI:
10.1177/000276426500900303

8. Land Reform under the Alliance for Progress

Author:
Ernest Feder
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1965 v.47 no.3 pp. 652-668
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural development; farmers; farms; land reform; mechanics; politics; Latin America
Abstract:
... The Alliance for Progress has made land reform the cornerstone of agricultural development in Latin America. A careful evaluation of its achievements and mechanics shows that after three years of operation, an insignificant number of farmers have been beneficiaries of such “reforms.” At the same time, the Latin nations' task of assisting farm people without, or without sufficient, land grows at an ...
DOI:
10.2307/1236279

9. Population Growth and Agricultural Employment in Latin America, with Some U.S. Comparisons

Author:
William C. Thiesenhusen
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1969 v.51 no.4 pp. 735-752
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
advocacy; cities; employment; family farms; farming systems; income; industrialization; issues and policy; labor force; land reform; modernization; population growth; urbanization; Latin America; United States
Abstract:
... Policy makers usually assume that the industrial sector will expeditiously absorb the growth of the labor force. But urbanization in Latin America is so far ahead of industrialization that continued advocacy of the type of agricultural modernization that encourages speedy off‐farm migration may merely add to urban unrest. The hacienda system seems to be near the root of the problem and it has an i ...
DOI:
10.2307/1237771

10. Agricultural Credit in Latin America: A Critical Review of External Funding Policy

Author:
Dale W Adams
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1971 v.53 no.2 pp. 163-172
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural credit; credit; funding; issues and policy; prices; Latin America
Abstract:
... During the 1960's aid agencies channelled over one billion dollars to agricultural credit systems in Latin America. This plus local funds boosted the real value of rural credit by 12 percent per year. A number of assumptions underlying past credit policy are critically examined. It is argued that currently credit shortage is not the most pressing issue. Rather, emphasis should be placed on realist ...
DOI:
10.2307/1237428

11. The Political Economy of Rural Development in Latin America: An Interpretation

Author:
Alain de Janvry
Source:
American journal of agricultural economics 1975 v.57 no.3 pp. 490-499
ISSN:
0002-9092
Subject:
agricultural economics; development projects; farmers; labor; land reform; politics; population growth; rural development; rural poverty; Latin America
Abstract:
... The theory of unequal exchange between center and periphery is extended to provide an interpretation of rural underdevelopment in Latin America. It serves to explain both the causality of agricultural stagnation under dominance of the latifundio and the economic functionality of the subsistence sector where rural poverty is concentrated. The contradictions of the subsistence sector as a purveyor o ...
DOI:
10.2307/1238412

12. Evaluation of Cassava Germplasm for Productivity

Author:
Kazuo Kawano; Pablo Daza; Alvaro Amaya; Mario Rios; Wania M. F. Goncalves
Source:
Crop science 1978 v.18 no.3 pp. 377-380
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Manihot esculenta; Oxisols; carbohydrates; cassava; climate; drought; farms; genetic improvement; germplasm; harvest index; hybrids; irrigation; rain; savannas; soil fertility; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... A yield evaluation in single-row plots were made in Colombia of approximately 1,900 accessions of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), collected throughout Latin America and 4,700 hybrid lines from crosses within the same germplasm. Superior genotypes were selected on the basis of harvest index (proportion of root weight to total plant weight) and root yield in single-row plots and then evaluated i ...
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci1978.0011183X001800030006x

13. Phosphorus Fertilization and Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Common Bean

Author:
P. H. Graham; J. C. Rosas
Source:
Agronomy journal 1979 v.71 no.6 pp. 925-926
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Phaseolus vulgaris; agronomy; beans; carbohydrates; cultivars; fertilizer application; nitrogen fixation; phosphorus; soil; triple superphosphate; Latin America
Abstract:
... Soils in the major bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) producing regions of Latin America are frequently deficient in both P and N. With the fertilizer available to small farmers limited, the appropriate strategy for efficient fertilizer use could depend on the relative P requirements for plant and nodule development and N fixation in this species. In thii field study the objective was to examine the gro ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1979.00021962007100060007x

14. Survival of Rhizobium phaseoli in Contact with Chemical Seed Protectants

Author:
P. H. Graham; G. Ocampo; L. D. Ruiz; A. Duque
Source:
Agronomy journal 1980 v.72 no.4 pp. 625-627
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Rhizobium phaseoli; acid soils; agronomy; beans; captan; nodulation; pH; plate count; root rot; seed treatment; thiram; toxicity; Colombia; Latin America
Abstract:
... In the multiple cropping systems used for bean (Phmeolus vulgaris L.) production in Latin America, seed treatment Is often needed for control of soil pathogens and pests, but can be incompatible with Rhizobium inoculation. This study looks at the interaction between Rhizobium and seed protectant. One laboratory and three field studies are reported. The survival of R. phaseoli on bean seeds treated ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1980.00021962007200040013x

15. Characteristics of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, associated with resistance to the leafhopper Empoasca kraemeri

Author:
N. W. GALWEY
Source:
Annals of applied biology 1983 v.102 no.1 pp. 161-175
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
Empoasca; Phaseolus vulgaris; antibiosis; beans; consumer preferences; crossing; flowers; genotype; hybrids; indeterminate growth; insects; pests; plant breeding; plant characteristics; progeny; seeds; selection criteria; Latin America
Abstract:
... Experiments were conducted using the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, and its most important pest in Latin America, Empoasca kraemeri, in order to assess the value of insect counts and various plant characteristics as selection criteria in a plant breeding programme. The combination of insect counts with measurements of damage symptoms should make it possible to distinguish tolerance from the resi ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1744-7348.1983.tb02677.x

16. N2-Fixation in Field Beans Quantified by 15N Isotope Dilution. I. Effect of Strains of Rhizobium phaseoli

Author:
R. J. Rennie; G. A. Kemp
Source:
Agronomy journal 1983 v.75 no.4 pp. 640-644
ISSN:
0002-1962
Subject:
Phaseolus vulgaris; Rhizobium phaseoli; beans; crop yield; cultivars; host plants; isotope dilution technique; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrogen fixation; soil; stable isotopes; temperature; Latin America
Abstract:
... Most soils sown to field beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) contain indigenous Rhizobium phaseoli; thus, few studies have evaluated the effect of different strains of R. phaseoli on N₂ fixation and yield of bean cultivars. Since western Canadian soils contain no indigenous R phaseoli, strains were screened for their ability to fix N₂ in two bean cultivars, Aurora and Kentwood. Initially, the N₂-fixing ...
DOI:
10.2134/agronj1983.00021962007500040015x

17. Response of Rice to Solar Radiation and Temperature Estimated from International Yield Trials

Author:
D. V. Seshu; F. B. Cady
Source:
Crop science 1984 v.24 no.4 pp. 649-654
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Oryza sativa; equations; grain yield; irrigation; plant protection; prediction; rice; soil; solar radiation; temperature; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Pacific Ocean Islands
Abstract:
... Experimental yields from cooperative rice (Oryza sativa L.) trials of the International Rice Testing Program network are related to major weather variables during reproductive and ripening stages. Based on the grain yield data from irrigated rice variety trials conducted in 40 environments during 1976–1981, regression models were developed and tested for predicting rice yields from total solar rad ...
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci1984.0011183X002400040006x

18. Diabetes Education—A Universal Need

Author:
Sebastian Rodriguez
Source:
Diabetes educator 1986 v.12 no.4 pp. 387-389
ISSN:
0145-7217
Subject:
diabetes; patient education; physicians; Central America; Latin America
Abstract:
... About 20 years ago, when diabetes education and the development of the health care team were not quite bom, Dr Rodri guez had the dream and the enthusiasm to help the physicians and health team members of Latin America. With unswerv ing determination, end less patience, and good humor, he welded to gether the courses des cribed in this essay. He probably knows more physicians in South and Central ...
DOI:
10.1177/014572178601200410

19. Inheritance and Combining Ability of Leafhopper Defense Mechanisms in Common Bean

Author:
Julia L. Kornegay; Steven R. Temple
Source:
Crop science 1986 v.26 no.6 pp. 1153-1158
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Phaseolus vulgaris; Empoasca; genes; pest resistance; insect control; recurrent selection; plant breeding; crossing; inheritance (genetics); antixenosis; Latin America
Abstract:
... The leafhopper (Empoasca kraemeri Ross and Moore) is a serious pest of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Latin America. Previous studies showed that different leafhopper defense mechanisms were present in bean lines, although all lines suffered considerable damage when leafhopper populations were high. Studies were undertaken to determine the inheritance and combining ability of leafhopper de ...
DOI:
10.2135/cropsci1986.0011183X002600060015x

20. Programas de Intervención Alimentario Nutricional en America Latina y el Caribe entre 1970 y 1984

Author:
F. Espinosa; C. Ruiz; S. Valiente
Source:
Food and nutrition bulletin v.8 no.4 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0379-5721
Subject:
Latinos; at-risk population; food and nutrition programs; food consumption; food intake; funding; health services; interviews; inventories; nutritional status; nutritive value; subsidies; Caribbean; Latin America
Abstract:
... The main objective of this project was to establish an inventory of the food and nutrition programmes during the last 14 years in Latin America and the Caribbean. Information was obtained from official documents, interviews, and meetings with programme directors. Nearly all the countries of the region have carried out some kind of food intervention with the aim of improving the nutritional status ...
DOI:
10.1177/156482658600800412