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Guatemala's struggling health service.
José Nicolás Cabrera‐Schneider
The purpose of this paper is to describe some effects of the economic policies implemented by the Guatemalan government on rural communities.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe some effects of the economic policies implemented by the Guatemalan government on rural communities.
Design/methodology/approach
A comparison of the trends in corn prices over time between Guatemala and the USA was used to determine which year the impact of economic openness policies began. Then, changes in the area harvested of corn and other agricultural products and diet composition and consumption patterns over this time period were used to assess effects on rural communities.
Findings
The trend in Guatemala's corn price and the trend in the US's corn price are similar in the period from 1988 to 2005. There has been a reduction of in the area of corn harvested and an increase in the area harvested of other agricultural products for 1980‐2005. Also, it appears that there has been a change in the food energy consumption, food proteins source and caloric intake Guatemalans.
Research limitations/implications
Field interviews are needed to examine in detail the specific adaptations communities have had.
Practical implications
Economic opening policies can have an effect on cultural elements, such as corn production and the diet.
Originality/value
This paper suggests that the economic openness policies started to show their effects at the end of 1980 affecting agricultural production and the diet of Guatemalans.
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This decision was highly controversial, given repeated allegations that Porras had sought to use her position to halt or divert anti-corruption investigations. Her re-appointment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271289
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Michael A. McGinnis, John E. Spillan and Nicholas Virzi
This manuscript aims to empirically examine logistics strategy in Guatemalan firms and compare the findings to recent research into logistics strategy research of USA firms.
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Purpose
This manuscript aims to empirically examine logistics strategy in Guatemalan firms and compare the findings to recent research into logistics strategy research of USA firms.
Design/methodology/approach
Data on logistics strategies and logistics outcomes were gathered from Guatemalan logistics managers and then compared with empirical data gathered from US logistics managers.
Findings
While the fundamentals of logistics strategy in Guatemala were similar to those of USA firms, it was found that Guatemalan logistics managers place somewhat less importance on process strategy but greater importance on market strategy and information strategy to achieve logistics coordination effectiveness, customer service commitment, and organization competitive responsiveness. Possible reasons for these differences include culture and size of the economy.
Practical implications
The results suggest that logistics strategies in different countries may be affected by differences in culture, the size of an economy, and possibly other considerations.
Originality/value
These findings should be considered as a point of departure for those conducting research into cross‐cultural logistics and supply chain management strategies.
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Paula Godoy‐Paiz, Brenda Toner and Carolina Vidal
This paper aims to examine the long‐term mental health consequences of war from the perspectives of urban Mayan women in post‐war Guatemala.
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Purpose
This paper aims to examine the long‐term mental health consequences of war from the perspectives of urban Mayan women in post‐war Guatemala.
Design/methodology/approach
Ethnographic methodologies, namely participant observation and in‐depth qualitative interviews were carried out during 12 months of fieldwork in Guatemala City.
Findings
The findings indicate that urban indigenous women confront a range of unresolved war‐related traumas and psychosocial distress that require specific attention by researchers, policy makers and service providers. It is argued that psychosocial interventions aimed at addressing the traumas of war must take into account present day conditions of post‐war violence, poverty, and social inequity that threaten the health and well‐being of indigenous peoples.
Practical implications
Recommendations are provided for promoting the mental health of urban indigenous women affected by war.
Originality/value
Research that has been conducted on the mental health effects of war has tended to focus on rural areas of the country. This article advances the research on post‐war Guatemala through a focus on urban Mayan indigenous women.
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Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233359
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The sector will nevertheless remain mired in uncertainty for some time to come due to grassroots opposition, government efforts to overhaul sector regulations, and mining…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285505
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In his first two months at the immigration detention facility, euphemistically called a ‘shelter’, Deruba consumed his daily lessons of vocabulary and math. ‘Good morning. My name…
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In his first two months at the immigration detention facility, euphemistically called a ‘shelter’, Deruba consumed his daily lessons of vocabulary and math. ‘Good morning. My name is Deruba. What is your name?’ he would chant. ‘I am from Guatemala. Where are you from?’ ‘Good afternoon. How are you? I am fine’. He had only attended school for four years in Guatemala before his parents died in a bus accident forcing him to support his younger sister, Isura. ‘It was not a good time. We did not have anybody. No aunts, no uncles to help us. My grandparents died long ago. I don't even remember them. It was just me and my little sister’.5 Deruba, 13 years old at the time, and Isura, then 11 years old, lived on the streets of Livingston, Guatemala for over 2 years. He worked as a boat hand on boats [lanchas] transporting tourists to Livingston, painting cars at a small auto body shop and selling marijuana to young German and American tourists coming to soak up Livingston's bohemian environs.6
The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…