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FROM POVERTY TO POWERfinancial institutions 303; internationaltrade issues 322; Landless WorkersMovement (MST) 58–9; Partido dosTrabalhodores (PT) 84; property rightsissues 58–9, 74; public services 42, 46, 50,100; social protection measures 11, 207,208, 210, 212, 214; taxation 99; tradeunions 160; transnational corporations172, 173t, 347Burkina Faso 120, 134, 369Burundi 81, 386Cambodia 70, 74, 76, 87, 166b, 277, 279,282, 319, 364Canada 4, 115, 381, 388–9, 403, 404, 410,414Caribbean region 125–6, 274, 323Central America 87, 101, 125, 164, 247, 277,396 see also named countriesCentral Asia 60, 101, 261b see also namedcountrieschange:active citizenship’s role 13, 31–2, 39,59–60, 436, 437f; agents of change 60–3,286–90, 432–4, 435–6, 437f, 438, 441,442; case studies 31–3, 67–9, 146–7,192–4, 217–19, 242–4, 381–3, 403–5;civil society’s role 60–3, 67–9, 287, 432–3;components of 435–7; and NGOs 438,439, 440–3, 444; politics of 439–40children:child labour 148, 153, 169; health 2–3, 6,9, 45, 47, 49, 55, 231, 239; human rights24, 25, 26, 44, 62, 205, 274, 293; inequality2–4, 6, 8, 10; infant mortality 2–3, 4, 6, 8,9, 40, 45, 49, 278; malnutrition 6, 9, 149,226, 228, 239; vulnerability 200, 205, 212,226; war and conflict 62, 278, 279;see also educationChile:access to information 89; agriculturalissues 123, 154, 186; authoritariangovernment 25, 82; corruption 87, 89;employment issues 151, 154, 155, 169;financial crises avoided 313; and internationalfinancial institutions 297, 310;international trade issues 186, 313; landreform 75t; taxation 99, 102China:agricultural issues 125, 129, 164, 184b;arms trade 399; climate change issues260, 412, 418, 420, 422; economic growth8, 82, 92, 114, 181–2, 183, 184–5b,188–90, 298; education provision 43; aseffective state 94b, 95; employment issues155, 188, 190; environmental issues 113,114; financial crises 313; health issues 47,48, 240; inequality 4, 184b, 185b; as internationalaid donor 358; and internationalfinancial institutions 303; internationaltrade issues 322, 323; land reform 74, 75t;property rights issues 71, 93; publicservices 46; trade unions 164; transnationalcorporations 172, 173t, 174,176, 177, 188, 347Chiquitanos 18–19, 29, 31–3, 74civil society:activism 13, 34, 58–9, 60–6; agriculturein 134–5, 135–6b, 136–8, 139; alliances19, 32, 53, 63–6, 242, 440; anti-slaverycampaigns 432–3; as change agent 60–3,67–9, 287, 432–3; co-operatives 134, 135,138, 146–7; corruption campaigns 60, 65,87, 89; and democracy 59, 62, 64; indeveloping countries 64, 65; educationcampaigns 43, 46; and effective states 46,59, 66; funding issues 65–6, 138; governmentrelationships 13, 381, 397, 403,404–5; in HIV and AIDS protection 234,235, 242–4, 329; human rightscampaigns 59, 60, 62, 64; natural disasterprotection programmes 251, 252–3b,253; political involvement 60–1, 64–6,84–5; in poverty reduction campaigns61, 300, 301, 307; property rightscampaigns 58–9, 73, 74, 76; religiousgroups 59, 61, 62, 63; role of 60, 61–3,65–6; and social protection measures208, 209, 217–19; ‘uncivil society’ 29,59–60; and violence 139, 146, 158, 178,275, 276–7; women’s involvement 29, 61,63, 64, 67–9, 138, 161, 164; young people’sinvolvement 35, 60, 62, 64; see also activecitizenship; civil society organisations;trade unionscivil society organisations (CSOs) 53,58–61, 63, 65–6, 99, 321, 341b, 439see also grassroots organisationsclimate change:access to information 262, 263, 264, 265;active citizenship 264–5, 266, 267;adaptation 65, 262–6, 267, 272, 304, 407,409–11; agriculture and 78, 129, 259, 265,266, 268–9, 406; carbon trading 407,508