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Type:
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Working Paper |
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Author:
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Massol-González, Alexis; Johnnidis, Avril Andromache; Massol-Deyá, Arturo |
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Date:
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2008 |
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Agency:
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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London |
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Series:
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Gatekeeper 137b |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5897
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Sector:
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Social Organization |
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Region:
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Central America & Caribbean |
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Subject(s):
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political parties
social change
self-governance
revolutionary movements
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Abstract:
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"Casa Pueblo began as a grassroots’ citizens group formed to oppose the Puerto Rican government’s plan to allow large-scale open-pit mining by international corporations in the central region in 1980. Its aims have since evolved to promoting community self-reliance and community-based self-management, while conserving cultural heritage and local and national ecological integrity. Its philosophy is based on a 'social transformation model': the affirmation of cultural (local) values, reinforcement of self-esteem, and promotion of self-reliance and self-responsibility. It implements this through community culture (i.e. through the use of art, music and field action), information gathering, sound science and research, and self-sufficiency through community enterprises, such as coffee production, a community store and eco-tourism."
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