Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia [Paperback]

Kevin Healy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press; 1st edition (January 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0268013268
• ISBN-13: 978-0268013264
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,363,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > History > Americas > South America > Bolivia

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it makes you feel good!, June 15, 2004

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This review is from: Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia (Paperback)

The intimate travel details and encounters with prospective project developers in Bolivia are revealed in this book. You read about the many projects that the IAF has sponsored, successful at times and not, it is great to know that these projects have been throughly researched by IAF employees.

It makes you feel good to see U.S. dollars go into super positive grassroots projects.

The projects included in this book are diverse and very intriguing. Highly recommended!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Not MIss, November 6, 2006

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This review is from: Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia (Paperback)

This is a valuable set of case studies on development projects that actually benefit the grassroots. Although set in Bolivia, many of the lessons apply to other parts of the developing world. The book is well written and would be a great text for a course in development studies.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lessons and samples, July 30, 2010

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This review is from: Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia (Paperback)

This book walks you through many of the pitfalls, but also the eventual success stories of many grassroots style development projects tackling fair trade, export, scalability and culture.