Central America and the Caribbean
Type
Label
Central America and the Caribbean
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Central America and the Caribbean
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Social progress and sustainability
Summary
Central America and the Caribbean may be best known as world-class tourist destinations, but in spite of being top vacation spots, the countries of these tropical regions still suffer the lingering effects of Europe's plantation-style colonization including income inequality, corrupt leadership, and discrimination against native peoples and the descendants of slaves. The regions are home to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the richest. Rich or poor, most countries have high rates of poverty and many areas are controlled by organized criminals and violent street gangs. Only two of the twelve most populated countries have poverty rates below 25 percent and only one scored a high level of social progress in the Social Progress Index. Challenges ahead include addressing extreme poverty, eliminating government corruption, stopping the spread of increasingly violent criminal organizations, and working toward ecosystem sustainability in the face of population growth and climate change
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Quality of life
- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Central America -- Economic conditions
- Electronic books
- Social indicators -- Caribbean Area -- Juvenile literature
- Social indicators -- Central America -- Juvenile literature
- Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions
- Central America -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Central America -- Social conditions
- Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions
- Central America -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
Content
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject12
- Quality of life
- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Central America -- Economic conditions
- Electronic books
- Social indicators -- Caribbean Area -- Juvenile literature
- Social indicators -- Central America -- Juvenile literature
- Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions
- Central America -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Central America -- Social conditions
- Caribbean Area -- Economic conditions
- Central America -- Economic conditions -- Juvenile literature
- Content1
- Author1