Globalization and Free Trade Agreements

A Profile of a Nicaraguan Factory Community

Bibliographic Data

ID6076798
AuthorsWendy Sellers Campbell (Winthrop University), Idania Lisette Lainez Hernández (National Autonomous University of Nicaragua), Jessica Ceremuga (Winthrop University), Hallie Farmer (Winthrop University)
Year2010
Volume18
Issue4
Pages440-457
Publication date2010-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2010.519223
OpenAlexW2045878667
LanguageEN
References cited24

This study examines a Nicaraguan community 3 years after the signing of the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to learn how families, living in a community constructed near a US-owned factory, maintained resilience under growing negative conditions. These conditions relate to family dislocation, loss of support systems, lack of childcare, safe water, and food security, in addition to labor injustices. Although maintaining relatively high scores on a baseline resilience test, these families and others like them in Central America, demonstrate a struggle for survival in a globalized context

Business · Factory (object-oriented programming · Free trade · Globalization · International trade · Political science · Computer Science · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Resilience and Mental Health