Abstract
Although focused predominately on Miskitu politics, this chapter identifies various constraints to multi-ethnic self-determination, while noting barriers exist even among aid programs targeting political empowerment and community development. Nevertheless, I also explore examples of progress toward decentralization at regional and local levels regardless of an overall national context of political containment and economic exploitation.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2011
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 Algora. This chapter first appeared in National Integration and Contested Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua.
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Recommended Citation
Finley-Brook, Mary. ""We Are the Owners": Autonomy and Natural Resources in Northeastern Nicaragua." In National Integration and Contested Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, edited by Luciano Baracco, 309-32. New York: Algora Publishing, 2011.