{"product_id":"9780870818721","title":"Grassroots Struggles for Sustainability in Central America","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, sustainable development has emerged as a central goal of the World Bank and grassroots activists alike. In \u003ci\u003eGrassroots Struggles for Sustainability in Central America,\u003c\/i\u003e Lynn R. Horton explores the implications of this new, often contested discourse and related policies for Central America's rural and indigenous poor. Drawing on the testimony of leaders and residents of three communities in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, Horton explores grassroots assumptions, values, and practices of sustainable development and, in particular, the ways in which they overlap with or challenge international financial institutions' discourse of sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a comparative, empirical approach, Horton also analyzes dominant practices linked to sustainable development - neoliberal reforms, project interventions, and environmental protection. She reveals how these practices support or undermine economic, cultural, and political opportunities for the rural and indigenous poor and impact these communities' advancement of their own visions of sustainability. Finally, the author explores processes of empowerment that enable communities to articulate and put into practice local visions of sustainability, which contribute toward broader social and structural transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrassroots Struggles for Sustainability in Central America\u003c\/i\u003e will interest sociologists, anthropologists, and others who study the theory and practice of sustainable development.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018845962480,"sku":"9780870818721","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870818721_p0.jpg?v=1763830919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870818721","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}