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The History of Trade with South America, 2006.
A history of American trade with South America from 1775 onwards.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 77.95
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The history of American trade with South America is indeed an interesting one. Not least of all American trade with its neighbors to the south has been interpreted in at least some quarters as another means by which the powerful America has dominated the weak, comparatively poor South American nations. With this in mind, this paper looks at the trade history between the United States and South America from the end of the eighteenth century onwards and scan it for instances of intemperate or unfair American practices. In particular, the paper looks at America's historic trade relations with Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama as well as - briefly - the infamous Banana Wars.
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Preferential Trading Areas (PTA) in South America, 1999.
Role & benefits of PTAs in trade liberalization, their influence on economic growth and regional trade pacts. Looks at issues of protectionism, debt crisis and global implications.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 174.95
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" Trade liberalization in South America has been channeled largely into the creation of preferential trading areas (PTAs). These subregional trading arrangements are seen by the developing nations of the region as building blocks that will produce economic growth, encourage development, and eventually lead to the creation of a South American or Latin American free-trade area. Such steps are perceived as necessary preliminaries to entry into a global system of free markets or even into a hemispheric free-trade arrangement. Although the nations of South America have agreed in principle to the notion of a Free Trade Agreement for the Americas (FTAA), support is considerable for extensive deepening and expansion of subregional arrangements prior to undertaking the greater degree of liberalization that would be required by a NAFTA-like, hegemony-dominated, FTAA."
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Central and South America, 2005.
An examination of the cartography in Central and South America and the lasting effects of colonialism in the region.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 38.95
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This paper includes a simple identification of nations from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Twenty-six nations are listed alongside a map of the region. The paper further discusses some of the lasting effects of Spanish and Portuguese colonialism on this region, including culture, economics, and politics.
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"By the early 1500s, both Spain and Portugal had well-established colonies throughout this area of the world. Spain's influence spread throughout all three sub-regions, while Portugal's influence was localized primarily in Brazil (Kicza, 2003)."
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Women in South America, 2004.
A discussion of the status of women in the countries of South America.
1,743 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95
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This paper looks at various issues regarding women and their rights in South America. The issues discussed include abortion, job status, presence in the media, legal and ownership rights, and education. The writer looks at the major issues faced by women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Guatemala, and other countries as well. The paper also looks at the history of the feminist movement in the region.
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"Feminism has played a large role in helping to secure a number of women's rights in South America. Women's movements have been active in Brazil in the past decades. The movements grew in the 1980s as Conselho Nacional de Direitos da Mulher--CNDM, a council on women's rights, was created. The early Brazilian feminist movement had links to the resistance to the military regime, and connections to human rights organizations. As the movements grew, violence against women (in the forms of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and domestic violence) became an important focus of feminist groups."
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South America in Literature, 2008.
A comparison of the accounts of South America in "The Cloud Forest" by Peter Matthiessen and "One River" by Wade Davis.
1,892 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper compares two different visions of different portions of the vast continent of South America. It compares Peter Matthiessen's vision in his book "The Cloud Forest" with Wade Davis' vision in his book "One River." The paper discusses the different perspectives that the two books are written from and describes the different accounts of each writer of the continent.
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"By comparison, Matthiesen's book is a more conventional account by a travel writer of the countries through which he passes and the people he meets. Both books do a good job of evoking a sense of the people and their lives, and there are clear parallels between the people of Brazil and those of Chile and Argentina, all of which are addressed in these two books. Both writers are observant and write well about what they experience. The descriptions of the countryside in both books is vivid and compelling, and taken together, these books say much about the different parts of South America and make the people of each area seem very real to the reader."
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Economic Development Strategies in South America, 2002.
Examines economic strategies of structuralism, neo-liberalism and Marxism and how they are applied to three countries in South America.
1,606 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 76.95
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Since World War II developing countries in South America have been provided with the option of adopting one of three different economic development strategies-- structuralism, neo-liberalism, and Marxism. This essay examines the economic and political results engendered by each approach and determines what these results suggest for future economic policy choices in the region. Three countries lend themselves to this analysis. Cuba, since the overthrow of the Batista regime and the establishment of Castro's Marxist government, has pursued economic development along Marxist lines. In Argentina a structuralist economic order under Juan Peron gave way to a neo-liberalist orientation. In Chile, a neo-liberal experiment between 1974 and 1990 took place and this experiment has led to structural change in the national economy.
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"Under Raul Alfonsin and the Radical Party, efforts to reconcile democratization with rapid development and social justice were largely frustrated by a succession of failed stabilization plans (Smith, 1991). A catastrophic economic collapse led to a convincing victory by Peronist Carlos Menem in the May 1989 presidential contest. This ushered in a wave of neoliberal, free market reforms designed to restructure the Argentine economy along the lines of a so-called Washington Consensus (Smith, 1999). In essence, Menem rejected the structuralist, populist, and statist postulates defended by Peronism since the 1940s."
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The Emerging Market of South America, 2004.
A look at the on-going process of integration and cooperation between the countries of South America.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 85.95
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This paper presents an overview of the on-going attempt at regional and economic development in Latin America. The paper looks at the structure of the organization devoted to this attempt, its membership, its objective, programs and projects implemented to promote these objectives, and some of the problems and obstacles these countries face in their attempt at cooperation and development.
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"The first attempt at the regional development of Latin America through the cooperation of the member states was through the Latin American Free Trade Association, set up in 1960. On 12 August 1980, the foreign ministers of the 11 member countries of the Latin American Free Trade Association signed an agreement in Montevideo, Capital of Uruguay. This announced the establishment of the Association for the Latin American Integration. The treaty officially entered into force on 18 March 1981. On the same day, the Latin American Free Trade Association stopped its activities."
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Bribery in North and South America, 1994.
A look at the concepts and practices of bribery of American business people in Latin America including language, traditions, ethics, bureaucracy and the case of Rep. Dan Rostenkowski.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 104.95
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"Ethics change without rhyme or reason - or so it must seem to Dan Rostenkowski, the soon-to-be former Congressman (D-Illinois), who has not only been voted out of office after over thirty years, but faces an array of federal charges for corruption as his valedictory. Rostenkowski's response to the indictments is "it was business as usual on the Hill, not corruption" (Borger 38). The representative from Chicago may be cleared when he has his day in court, but, clearly, he has failed to distinguish the changing mores of the times.
So, too, do Americans fail to distinguish the differences in local ethics as they conduct their business affairs around the globe. As the world shrinks, with NAFTAs and GATTs providing the impetus, United States commercial concerns find it increasingly important to recognize the dividing line between "business as..."
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Water Privatization in South America, 2005.
A comparison of water privatization in Bolivia and Argentina.
3,897 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 155.95
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This paper examines how the privatizations of water in both Bolivia and Argentina have not improved the general population's access to safe, healthy water. It looks at how to the contrary, it has harmed thousands of people in these countries, with the poorest citizens being affected by the worst of privatization's damages. It also discusses how a large number of Bolivians and Argentines are still strongly opposed to the ownership of water companies by private corporations and instead favor at least a limited government rule in their maintenance, service and regulation.
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"The single major turning point in the anti-water privatization campaign in Argentina occurred in January of 1996, when the water from faucets in Tucuman changed from clear to very dark for a whole month, which caused many of the province's residents to participate actively in the "stop payment" grassroots political movement. The Tucuman provincial government fined Agua del Aconquija and forced it to discount that month's water bill, and even started to consider severing ties with the company due to their exorbitant tariffs, low quality service, and suspicions of corruption of Tucuman politicians throughout the process of water privatization. "
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U.S. Anti-Drug Policies in South America, 1994.
An examination of the motivations, major actors/stakeholders (military, chemical makers, drug cartels, politicians), effects and recommendations.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 19 sources, AU$ 80.95
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"U.S. Anti-Drug Policies in South America
Introduction
This research examines United States anti-drug policies, as those policies are applied to the countries of South America. Background information on the issue is provided in this introduc-tion. Following the introductory material, the actors with a stake in the issue are discussed, the effects of government anti-drug policies are reviewed, and a suggested solution to the issue is presented.
Americans who regularly consume illicit drugs number in the
millions (Flynn, 1993, p. 36). American demand for illicit drugs is the primary source of the international illicit drug problem. In spite of all the resources committed to the so-called drug war, the production of illicit drugs continues to increase, and the supply of..."
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Apartheid and the History of South Africa, 2006.
A study of the history of South Africa and the reign of apartheid.
7,200 words (approx. 28.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 233.95
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This paper asserts that in order to understand the reasons and roots of apartheid, one must first understand the history of South Africa. The author therefore provides a detailed historical account of South Africa from the fifteenth century until today, including colonization, slavery, industrial development and the leadership of Hendrik French Verwoerd, the prime minister responsible for introducing apartheid. The second half of the paper is devoted to a study of the anti-apartheid movement, culminating in the election of Nelson Mandela.
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"Until the fifteenth century tribes in South Africa remained isolated from the rest of the world. However, late in the fifteenth century the Portuguese began to explore the western coastline of South Africa in search of an easier route to Asia. By1497, five years after Christopher Columbus had crossed the Atlantic under Portuguese patronage, Vasco da Gama led a Portuguese expedition that rounded the tip of South Africa, sailed along the east African coastline, and then crossed the Indian Ocean reaching Calicut, India."
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South African History, 2002.
The Anglo-Boer War is examined in terms of South African history and its consequences.
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This paper discusses two historical events - the Anglo-Boer War and industrialization (and its link to mineral discoveries where relevant) - and two social changes, labor migrancy and urbanization, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Africa. It explores how these concepts and events contributed to popular political mobilization in the twentieth century. Moreover, it investigates the timing and efficacy of popular resistance to white rule, and the forces that divided black resistance.
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Voting Reform in America?s South, 2002.
Examines the efforts to rectify the imbalance between black and white voters in the South.
2,416 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 107.95
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Voting reform in America's South has been undertaken with great seriousness over the past two decades. Many changes had been made in the years prior to that and efforts continued because blacks were still disenfranchised to a great degree, with a number of laws and practices remaining that mitigated against the black vote. The paper shows that in the last 15 years or so, efforts to increase the black vote in the South increased, along with efforts to martial that vote to elect more black representatives, with some success. The paper examines how these efforts have made considerable change, but they have not completely overcome the traditional imbalance between black and white voters nor the tendency toward non-voting common in the South and becoming more common all over the United States. The paper looks at voting laws, demographic movement and includes a table.
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"The states in the South are primarily responsible for the low voter turnout rates, for they continually rank at or near the bottom of turnout rankings. Southern voters are influenced dramatically by various demographics which tend to lead to nonvoting, such as low incomes and low education rates. In addition, race plays a greater role in the South than in any other part of the country. As the South tries desperately to improve its economic and social conditions, voting will play a major role. Nonvoting seems to show a general disinterest in the political situation, and if minorities do not improve their voting record, one result will be that less attention is paid to the many problems of the many poor and minorities in the South. Past studies have documented that voter turnout rates are relatively lower for the South when compared to the rest of the nation, a pattern that is not due to any type of cultural difference that exists between the South and the rest of the nation but rather to demographic factors such as education, income, religion, and race (Joyce, 1998)."
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The Free Trade and the Americas, 2005.
This paper discusses the existing trend toward free trade, especially the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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This paper explains that the trend toward regional economic integration has produced organizations, such as the EU, African Union, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations, serving the interests of many smaller nations by allowing them to attain more power in their foreign policy by acting collectively within; however, the key factor among all of the organizations, with the exception of NAFTA ,is that the member nations have comparatively similar economies in terms of GDP per capita, manufacturing sectors, and agriculture. The author points out that, surprisingly, the U.S. has done little to expand its trade relations with the other Western Hemisphere countries; however, the negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the subsequent establishment of a common market in the Western Hemisphere, which be the largest trade group in the world, is one of the most prudent mechanisms for the U.S. to strengthen relations with key allies and propagate its global economic preeminence. The paper relates that the most significant objection, especially by Brazil, involves the agricultural subsidies given to US farmers, which will skew market costs and competition between U.S. and Brazilian farm products.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Free Trade Area of the Americas
Strategy for the Resolution of Disagreements over the FTAA
Geo-Strategic Implications of the FTAA
Conclusion
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"In order to revive FTAA talks and lead to a finalization of the agreement, three major areas require important changes: the administrations of the involved nations, the resolution of differences halting negotiations and a concerted effort to curb domestic political resistance to the FTAA. First, recent history has shown that the current administrations in many of the countries involved in the FTAA are unwilling to compromise on conflicting goals. While the Bush administration has made expanding free trade a high priority, its tenuous relations with the Chavez regime will continue to lead to subsequent Venezuelan actions to undermine US efforts. The forthcoming US presidential elections in 2008 or a resolution of the electoral controversy surrounding Chavez could bring a change in circumstances in this arena."
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), 2004.
This paper discusses the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), a free trade agreement between the United States and the countries of Central America.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 69.95
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This paper chronicles the efforts of the Bush Administration to pass the CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. The author explains of its benefits. The paper delineates the problems of this legislation.
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" On January ..., President Bush announced that the United States would explore a free trade agreement with the countries of Central America. The President said his Administration would work closely with Congress towards this goal. The President added that the purpose of this initiative was to strengthen the economic ties the United States already had with these nations and to reinforce their progress toward economic political and social reform. The Central American Free Trade Agreement CAFTA is a proposed agreement between the United States and Guatemala, ..."
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Brazil and a Free Trade Area of the Americas, 2007.
This paper evaluates the effects of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement on Brazil using Mexico as a model.
3,872 words (approx. 15.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 153.95
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The paper examines the potential impact of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement with Brazil by looking more closely at the impact of NAFTA upon Mexico. In particular, the paper looks at worker conditions in Mexico, the heavy reliance of Mexico upon maquiladoras and the US economy, the disruptive impact of free trade upon many of Mexico's prime industries (chiefly agriculture) and the implications of free trade for the long-term viability of Mexico's present education system. The paper also explores what the free trade environment has meant for Mexico's fragile ecology.
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"To start with, it need hardly be said that many first-world countries (of which there is none richer than the United States) trumpet the economic benefits to be derived from open trade between nations. At the same time, opponents of free trade in the developing world decry proposals such as the FTAA as being socially negative and as a means by which first-world, Western nations can consolidate an asymmetric power relationship between themselves and poorer countries. Naturally enough, such opponents also fear the mass-exploitation of natural resources and the implementation of regulatory "red tape" which will constrain internal growth and hobble the ability of languishing nations to join the first rank of economic powers. As one might expect, Mexico is a nation which often springs to mind whenever one contemplates the prospective economic impact of an FTAA arrangement upon Brazil insofar as both nations are relatively resource rich, possess abundant labor pools coveted by foreign multinationals, and have considerable (albeit predominantly latent) intellectual capital which can serve as a boon to themselves and to the outside world if channeled properly. However, the North American Free Trade Agreement has not been kind to Mexico despite its many promising opportunities."
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