No resulta sorprendente el hecho de que hombres y mujeres estén conscientes de las diferencias de género y las asuman de manera similar, pues las condiciones de vida de ambos sexos están en ocasiones determinada por los roles de género adoptados tradicionalmente en la sociedad. [...] 13 por ciento de hombres y mujeres coinciden en que existen personas pobres por "voluntad de Dios"; 14 por ciento dice que por que "en el mundo siempre hay ricos y pobres"; 12 por ciento de los hombres y 14 por ciento de las mujeres dicen que por que "ninguna institución los apoya"; 9 por ciento dicen que por "mala suerte"; 20 por ciento de hombres y 19 por ciento de mujeres afirman que la razón e. [...] Dado que la captación de ingresos en una encuesta no especializada para la medición de pobreza, como es el caso de Lo que dicen los pobres no es tan minuciosa como en el caso de la Enigh, se buscó un mecanismo alternativo para determinar el nivel de pobreza de los hogares en dicha encuesta. [...] En la primera se compara la percepción de la situación económica de los individuos en relación con la que tenían sus padres en el pasado; en la segunda se compara la percepción de su condición actual en relación con las expectativas que tienen acerca de la situación económica de sus hijos o nietos en el futuro. [...] 26 LO QUE DICEN LOS POBRES: UNA PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO Cabe resaltar que en el caso de las expectativas respecto del futuro de los hijos, las variables que indican contar con baño o que la vivienda no es propia no tienen ningún efecto al controlar por el resto de los indicadores de la condición de las viviendas.

"Valuable report based on the Ecuador Living Standard Measurement Survey (1994). Uses total consumption expenditures. Provides a baseline reference for future work. Contrast with INEC's basic needs survey (item #bi 97002637#)"--Handbook of Latin AmericanStudies, v. 57.

Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.

John Keane's The Life and Death of Democracy will inspire and shock its readers. Presenting the first grand history of democracy for well over a century, it poses along the way some tough and timely questions: can we really be sure that democracy had its origins in ancient Greece? How did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today? Given all the recent fanfare about democracy promotion, why are many people now gripped by the feeling that a bad moon is rising over all the world's democracies? Do they indeed have a future? Or is perhaps democracy fated to melt away, along with our polar ice caps? The work of one of Britain's leading political writers, this is no mere antiquarian history. Stylishly written, this superb book confronts its readers with an entirely fresh and irreverent look at the past, present and future of democracy. It unearths the beginnings of such precious institutions and ideals as government by public assembly, votes for women, the secret ballot, trial by jury and press freedom. It tracks the changing, hotly disputed meanings of democracy and describes quite a few of the extraordinary characters, many of them long forgotten, who dedicated their lives to building or defending democracy. And it explains why democracy is still potentially the best form of government on earth -- and why democracies everywhere are sleepwalking their way into deep trouble.

This book examines Mexico's unique foreign relations with the US and Cuba during the Cold War.