Mexico and Venezuela During the 1960's and 70's the two most stable countries in Latin American were Mexico and Venezuela. ... This meant that with the overall economic fallout in Latin America in the 80's, which hit Mexico and Venezuela particularly hard, would send both countries into a period of deep political instability. ... Throughout history, and particularly in Latin America, the largest section of the population was also the poorest. ...

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benefits and threats of globalisation Introduction There are processes in the international order--driven by revolutions in communication and information technology--that exhibit seemingly inexorable globalising tendencies while, at the same time, there are a range of actions, adopted by states and non state actors alike, that attempt to resist these often ill defined phenomena captured by the all embracing notion of 'globalisation'. For example, the long term tendency towards freer trade, electronic commerce and the seemingly uncontrollable power of deregulated capital markets do...

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The Brazilian Film Industry In Latin America the film industry in general has undergone many hardships. ... Despite the numerous efforts by the Brazilian government, the downfall of Brazilian cinema until the late eighties can be attributed to two major factors: foreign cinema (North America in particular), and the lack of audience interest in Brazilian film, caused by the cost of a movie ticket, the lack of distribution to rural areas, and the introduction of television. ... Foreign films will always be present in the market, but Brazil has had recent success in exporting their films ...

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INTRODUCTION Brazil is the largest country on the continent of South America and the fifth largest continent in the world. ... In the late 1990's economic crisis were being felt around the world, and the fear of the international marketplace was that if Brazil's economy collapsed, those in many Latin American countries would be next. ... IMF attempts at reviving Brazil's economy were unsuccessful and Brazil's economic state affected other Latin American countries as well. ... The success of Brazil is a key to developing all of Latin America, and many industrialized count...

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---Another fact could not be neglected that China is a developing country .Just like backwards in the Southeast Asia and Latin American ,it faces an unbalance development.There is not abundant fund to support both cities and coutries developing fast at the same period.The goverment subsidy and foreign investment are intensive in the eastern big cities.Due to shortage of wherewithal ,the progress of rural areas is much slower then that in urban .As a result,low level of education and bad fund-envirment would not likly to be improved,which causes a vicious circle. ...

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Globalization has made this new world market, and the world, as well as the United States of America will benefit greatly from it. ... These markets, located in Alabama and other states in the United States of America, have moved to other places. With cheaper labor in other parts of the world (especially Latin America), the textile market has been "uprooted" and transplanted elsewhere. ...

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(Graph 7.4, P.279) Additionally, Japan created a lucrative automobile industry, along with a steel industry that rivaled and surpassed the American industry and electronics. ... Their annual percentages were even greater than America's annual GDP percent growth for those equivalent years. ... Most notable for not developing into a strong economic power is Latin America whose political instability, low savings and investment rates, dependence on foreign borrowing, and low educational levels contributed to its downfall. ...

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In the early 1900s Argentina experienced high growth rates from the exportation of beef and wheat and was one of the strongest economies in the world. The First World War and Great Depression were hard on primary product exports, and, like many other Latin American countries, Argentina responded wi...

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The term mercantilism was first used in 1776 by an economist, Adam Smith, from the latin word mercari meaning " to run a trade". ... Another use of the Triangle Trade Routes were to bring African slaves to the Americas. ...

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According to this view, it makes little sense for America to produce textiles at home when they can be produced at a lower cost in Honduras or China (which unlike Honduras is a major source of American textile imports). Importing textile would benefit America as well as China. Firstly, it would lead to lower prices for clothes in America, which would enable consumers to spend more of their money on other items. ... Last year the Bush administration announced it would give American farmers an extra $175 billion during the next decades. The yearly subsidy the US gives just to American cotton far...

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In January 1994, the United States, Mexico, and Canada implemented the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). ... The free trade established by MERCOSUR also involves countries within South America. ... Before MERCOSUR there was ALALC, the Latin American Free Trade Association. ... After ALAC, came ALADI, the Latin American Integration Association. ... The main point of MERCOSUR is to set up free trade among South American countries and to encourage new countries to join (americasnet.com). ...

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In Africa and Latin America, for example, the richest 5 percent of the population earn almost 25 percent of the national income, while in industrial countries they earn only 13 percent (World Politics, pg.42). ...

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Similarly, the American stock market often rises when the unemployment rate increases. ... When international capital flows out of a country suddenly, it can precipitate a crisis, particularly if they involve sovereign debt and banking and financial system debt (E&M, 5) Norberg Contends that free movement of capital is good because: It gives people freedom to do whatever they wish with their own resources, eg, Americans can invest their pension funds wherever they wish to do so It provides businesses the liberty to seek financing in other countries Free movement of capital...

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Globalisation is the process of economic integration in the trade, financial and labour markets leading to the emergence of a single world market. The establishment of globalisation has increasingly affected economic growth, quality of life and external stability. Economic Growth occurs when ther...

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The internationalization of economic activity in Europe first took off in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with the development of new shipping technology that led to Spanish colonization of Latin America. ...

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According to Gibson-Graham, through centuries of influence from development through, Spanish colonization, and, subsequently, American occupation, the Filipinos are much more reluctant to stray from the current structure of development and become active members in developing their own communities. ...

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