The following articles or book chapters reflect my on-going interest in the following aspects of Guatemala: economics, politics, religion, sustainable development, peace accords, social justice, and worker, women's and indigenous rights.
2008
Fuel efficient stoves, San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala (en Español)
January 2007
Coffee Production and Sustainable Development: San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala*
Summer 2004
*A shorter version of this article appeared in the LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Forum, Vol XXXV, No. 2, Summer 2004, pp. 5-7.
Economic Theory and reality: Evidence from San Lucas Tolimán and the Rest of the World*
July 2002
* This article appeared in Journal of Interdisciplinary Education, Vol. 5, no. 1, July 2002, and is reprinted with permission. It was presented at the 2001 meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington DC, September 6, 2001.
The Global Crisis: The View From the Highlands of Guatemala*
May 1999
* A shorter version of this article titled "The Neoliberal World Order: The View from the Highlands of Guatemala," appeared in NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) Report on the Americas, Vol. XXXIII No. 1 (July/August 1999), pp. 37-41. This version is reprinted with their permission.
Peace in Guatemala? The Story of San Lucas Tolimán*
1997
*A slightly different version of this article appeared as Chapter 7 in the Economics of Conflict and Peace, Brauer, J. and W.G. Gissy editors, Brookfield, VT: Ashgate Publishing Co. (1997).
Guatemalan Elections ’95 On the Path to Peace?*
1996
*A shorter version of this article originally appeared in LASA (Latin American Studies Association) Forum, Vol. XXVI No. 4 (Winter 1996), pp. 11-16. This version is reprinted with LASA's permission.
News story: Mudslide at El Porvenir, near San Lucas Tolimán, Sept 12, 2002:
The following account of this event was published in the Lynchburg News and Advance 10/6/02, p. A-4.