Brazil Research Papers Samples For Students

Introduction

Pop culture also known as popular culture is the whole entirety of images, attitudes, perspectives, and ideas that are usually within the mainstream of a specific culture. It refers to learned and shared human trends or patterns for living; day by day living trends. These trends pervade all aspects of social interaction. Different sets of people share a common culture that can be depicted through things like the language they speak, the foods they eat and the homes they live. It is believed that to learn about the finer things in life, such as priceless art and high social class would ...

BRAZIL: EMBRACING GLOBALIZATION

INTRODUCTION
It has always been a challenge for the developing countries to find effective and efficient strategy regarding cross-national cooperation, globalization, and economic growth. The developing countries have been struggling to find the appropriate mix between the imports and exports. On one hand, the developing countries are looking for strengthen the local industry by putting up different regulations and tariffs and on the other hand these countries are looking for opportunities to increase the overall exports to other international countries. This requires the formulation of effective and efficient economic and trade strategy. The developing countries are facing the challenge ...

The country of choice

Brazil is the country of choice for foreign investment. According to A.T Kearney consultancy, Brazil is ranked as the third most attractive country for foreign investment in the world. The other best countries include China, India and Poland. Brazil is the 7th largest economy in the world. It has stable political environment and has attained maturity in its institutions. The information technology infrastructure of Brazil is ranked 4th in the world with a turnover of $233 billion in 2012 . Brazil is a country that has shown positive growth since 2002 because of the increased demand for commodities. 2002 was the year ...

Rites of passage between Malaysian and Brazilian adolescents

Cultures in all parts of the world practice different and unique rites of passage. For a young people to be acceptable in any given social group, they are required to undergo certain rites of passage, which become their transition period from adolescence to adulthood. The rites of passage among many cultures in the world help in separating or distinguishing boys from men (Virtanen, 2012). Rite of passage is a concept that is used to help explore other areas and in the description of other various milestones in the life of a given individual during transition to any other stage, which includes change ...

Abstract

This paper illustrates in detail on the effect of the enlightenment and colonialism on education in the country of Brazil. Historical issues, events, institution and its current practices in higher education are enumerated in order to help the reader have a hint on what is happening in the education system of Brazil. The relevance of the paper is illustrated and the purpose of the topic on issues related to the study of higher education in Brazil as having advanced, based on the fact that it was the last country in South America to have a University. There is also the synthesis ...

Management in Brazil

The management systems vary according to specific national conditions. Cultural nuances work throughout the world. Therefore, managers should develop tactics and negotiating strategy in order to succeed. Taking into account customs and differences can minimize misunderstandings. Often the differences between partners from English-speaking countries are easily missed. However, cooperation with companies in South America (especially Brazilian companies) requires thorough preparation. It is necessary to find an intermediary in Brazil who can give local advice on essential tips and introduce to the right people before entering into negotiations with potential partners.
Business culture is an interesting topic for research. ...

Introduction

The present taxation system in Brazil was established by the 1988 Brazilian constitution that gave power to the State, Municipal, and Federal Governments to collect the taxes. Because of the numerous regulations that each of the three governments enacted, the taxation system in Brazil is very complex, and this leads to an environment where the authorities require the taxpayers to comply with various obligations comprising tax collection as well as reporting. The tax regulations and laws in Brazil are among the most confusing and hard to comply with throughout the world. The many rules that the three levels of ...

International trade is the skeleton of Brazillian prosperity rests. Free trade system have created a high competition in today's open market. It is marred with continuous innovation and leads to better products, well paid jobs, fresh markets, and increased profits and investment. Free trade lets the cotton growers produce more products to reach international consumers at lower prices, thereby hugely increasing their standard of living.
Moreover, the benefits of FTA extend well beyond borders. Free trade helps to spread the value of freedom, reinforce the rule of law, and foster economic development in poor countries. The national debate over ...

“Brazil: Crime and Poverty and How to solve it?” By Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi-dated November 26th 2013

This article unveils the social and economic aspect of Brazil. First, the author of the articles explains how the country was hit by the 2008 world’s economic depression. According to Gasperi, Brazil survived this economic crisis as the government and other stakeholders implemented effective strategies to end it. International bodies such as World Bank and IMF revealed that Brazil is the 7th largest and biggest economy in the world with a GDP of approximately $2.4 trillion. This unveils the fact that Brazil’s economy is improving as well as advancing at a remarkable pace. Despite the fact that the economy ...

International trade, be it bilateral, regional or global is a complex undertaking. The increased international integration, application of modern technology in trading, and increased competition are some of the key factors which have brought about significant changes in the international trade. The United States and Brazil have been close trading allies for many years. This makes trading between the two countries attractive and commended. However, there are some underlying factors including cultural influence, compliance requirements, and security requirements as well as the steps required to initiate import/export trade from United States, which should be put into perspective (Foreign Affairs and ...

Introduction

Brazil is one of the largest coffee producing countries in the world. Three kinds of coffee beans are produced by this country including; Arabica, Coffea and Robusta (Daviron & Ponte, 2005). Arabica is the main type of coffee beans produced in this country. About twenty five percent of the total coffee produced in the world comes from Brazil. According to research, about twenty five million people are employed in the coffee industry worldwide. Of these, five million constitute those in Brazil. Currently, it is estimated that around twenty seven thousand square kilometres are made of coffee plantations.
The success ...

Risk management is the logical process of applying limited resources into opportunities to minimize the impact and occurrence of unfortunate events. It is an influential part of business especially in cases where large investments have been made, and simple occurrences could result in major losses of the investment. Taking Brazil as my case study, I will show the importance of the 10 critical steps for risk managers in loss prevention, as well as how to begin an export import relationship with Brazil. It is important to note that Brazil is the world’s 7th largest economy and its biggest ...

Introduction

Brazil is a BRICS, emerging economy. Having achieved solid growth in over a decade (but showing signs of economic slowdown in 2014-2015), Brazil has pull and push factors as an international, investment hub. The country has one of world's largest middle class, a common pattern for BRICS block and positive factor for consumption and driving growth. Latin America's largest country, economically and geographically, Brazil has major natural and labor assets making investment a more viable option. Being a major commerce partner in BRICS and beyond, Brazil offers access to markets well beyond country's local and national markets. The expanding ...

Despite the fact that both the United States and Brazil have a history of the institution of slavery, each country documented a different reaction to the emancipation of those in bondage. Racial relations among Brazilians were significantly different in comparison to the documented experiences of African Americans residing in the United States after the abolition of slavery. For instance, while African Americans became subject to discriminatory laws that included Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes, Brazil did not experience the same form of government-imposed racism. In other words, legislations did not institutionalize racism among the people of Brazil; however, ...

According to the most recent available statistics, the earth’s population has passed 7 million. The debate over the threat posed by overpopulation has raged for decades and the true magnitude of the situation may not be known for some time. However, there have long been observable, measurable consequences to the environment, living space, replenishable food supplies and other basic resources. In Brazil, all of these problems are in evidence to varying degrees, but poverty remains the overriding factor. While it cannot be argued that overpopulation is the cause of myriad social and political problems, in Brazil it is ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction
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Blessed Beauty Incorporated

Blessed Beauty Inc. is a company which specializes in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics and personal beauty products as well as household products. The company, which was established fifteen years ago, has a network of ten individual sites in the United States and is looking to expand internationally, particularly to Latin America.
The current organizational ...

Abstract

Brazil is considered to have the eight largest economies in the world as per the nominal gross domestic product, while in terms of the purchasing power parity it is considered the seventh largest. It is the largest economy in Latin America and the second in the western hemisphere. Brazil was ranked among the fastest growing economies in the world among the major ones from 2000 to 2012. Its growth rate in terms of GDP was estimated at 5% with its economy as at 2012 surpassing that of United Kingdom. However as from 2013 the growth of Brazil’s economy ...

Brazil occupies nearly half of South America. The Empire of Brazil was a 19th century state which comprised of territories that now form the current modern Brazil. After its independence under Pedro I, Brazil adopted a constitution and became one of America’s first native monarchs. Brazil’s government was ruled by emperors Dom Pedro I and his son Dom Pedro II who were members of the Portuguese House of Braganza. Their family migrated from Portugal to Brazil after their country was invaded by French troops in 1808. Pedro grew up without restraint due to being neglected by his parents for ...

A country’s social, economic and political stability contribute significantly to the wellbeing of its populace. Notably, the preceding factors have a direct influence on the livelihood of the population. In the recent past, individuals are placing great emphasis on living quality lifestyles. Increasingly, nation states are being legally obliged to provide their populations with sufficient resources and infrastructure to attain healthy living. Just like other countries, Brazil’s government plays an instrumental role in safeguarding the holistic welfare of its population. It is against this background that this paper provides an in depth analysis of the geophysical, cultural environmental, ...

The growth and irreversible opening of markets on all accounts the world have posed new challenges to companies. These main specifics of the commercial development case have been apparent in Brazil, in particular since the 1990s. The challenges percolate all organizational sectors, including one of the most strategic of all: people management. In the context of business globalization, the challenge of people management has crossed borders. In the different part of the world, growing competition and technological commoditization highlight the role of humans in corporate performance.
Despite the ubiquity of human resource management (HRM) theories, HRM priorities, and the ...

Question 1: Primary Source

"Progress In Brazil-The Economiste Francais." Times [London, England] January 22, 1889. The Times Digital Archive. Accessed May 22, 2016.
http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu:2164/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=pull21986&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&docId=CS85512246&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0

Question 2: Annotated Bibliography

Andrews, George Reid. Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.
Finkelman, Paul. “How the Civil War Changed the Constitution.” The New York Times, June 2, 2015. Accessed May 12, 2016.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/how-the-civil-war-changed-the-constitution/
Before the emancipation of Brazilian slaves in 1888, the United States of America had already abolished slavery in 1865. Subsequently, the American societies witnessed the government’s attempt at assimilating persons of African descent as free citizens, equal to the whites. ...

Abstract

Developed countries have long agreed that there is a necessity to assist developing countries if the world is to develop continuously without issues. These developing countries have the capacity to compete against developed countries if they are given enough support and education on how they can bolster their development. Today, two regions are currently succeeding in breaking the expectations of the international community and they are East Asia and Latin America. Since the end of the Second World War, countries for both regions launched extensive economic reforms that enabled prosperity to persist in the region. Considering this change within ...

Internal and External Issue of Brazil

Introduction
The dynamics of the world politics are changing with the passage of time. The nations are experiencing a changing paradigm shift in its internal and external problems. The governments are trying their best to develop different kinds of policies compatible with the needs of the modern era. The living standards of the people are getting affected due to perilous economic issues. Consequently, it is becoming hard to compete even if the government is providing basic necessities for their masses. The analysts have started questioning the credibility of the important government institutions which are directly or indirectly involved in ...

This section will study the evolution of the oil trade and investment relationship between the selected SA countries and India and its main drivers. On one hand, we will focus the interest of India in SA-5 oil and its increasing dependence on South American natural resources. On the other hand, we will consider the SA-5 incentives and potential gains from trade and investment in oil with India. We will address these issues taking into account the key role of India and Brazil as B.R.I.C.S leaders, and competition with China for South American markets and oil.

Trade

SA’s share of ...

In the year 2008, the entire world was plunged into financial crisis, Brazil were part of the crisis. The economy of Brazil was tremendously hit by the global economic crisis. In fact, in the early stages of the crisis, authorities and majority of the economic agents were comfortable; this was because some macroeconomic components in the economy were very stable. However, despite the expectation, brazilin was hit by the crisis after Lehman Brothers became bankrupt (Baer, 2008). Perhaps, the most felt crisis in Brazilian economy was by credit markets and external accounts. Certainly, what matters more in the 2008 ...

Introduction

In this research paper, concept of Division of labor by Adam Smith is critically evaluated. The concept itself is briefed clearly and precisely. Complex dimensions of Division of labor are seen in detail with including the drawbacks. Real implications in the today’s world are also seen with having examples of institutes and countries where the concept of specialization is applied. There are several benefits related to division of labor or specializations are included in this paper along with the proposed benefits from the author of concept Adam Smith himself. At the end, evaluation of two countries, Germany and ...

Introduction

The uncontrolled forces of Globalization have brutally invaded the Amazon by challenging the natural habitat and damaging its most precious eco system. In the previous 3 decades, more than numerous people have lost their lives in land wars while there are countless numbers who are living in a state of fear and uncertainty. The life of natives is under serious and constant threat by the timber theft and that of land grabbers. It has become a Wild West frontier loaded with bulldozers, chain saws, and guns (Arezki and Selod 1–27). The government agents are normally ineffective and corrupt or in ...

In The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2010), Naomi Klein found numerous examples of how the United States imposed a system of free trade, free markets and laissez faire capitalism on the rest of the world over the past forty years, through manufacturing crises to impose ‘shock treatments’ and structural adjustments on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe, or simply taking proper advantage of a crisis that was already underway. She calls the many “orchestrated raids on the public sphere in the wake of catastrophic events, combined with the treatment of disasters as exciting market ...

Establishment of BRICS was one of the most significant political events of the beginning of the XXI century. BRICS is a group of five fast-developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The organization was founded in June 2006 during the St. Petersburg`s Economic Forum with the participation of the Ministers of Economy of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010, the organization was known as BRIC. For the first time the acronym BRIC was proposed by Jim O'Neill Goldman Sachs`s Bank analyst in November 2001. The sequence of letters ...

Introduction

The BRIC nations, made up of Brazil, Russia, India and China have been projected to be the world emerging economic powers. These countries account for close to half the world’s population. In recent times, the BRIC nations have contributed to most of the world’s GDP growth. These nations have been regarded as powers to watch as regards to world economic growth. These countries have not only been observed to be emerging economic powers but have also shown signs of gaining control of the world economy. These emerging nations have an advantage over other nations of the world ...

Slavery existed in the Americas from the early colonial days and its rapid rise was observed in the XVIII-XIX centuries in Brazil, the Caribbean and the British and French colonies in Northern America when the world trade was actively growing and there was a shortage of labor. The major countries in Europe were able to turn the slave trade into a very profitable business. At first the Portuguese and later the Dutch and the English began to export slaves from the West African coast to the different destinations in the New World. The Middle Passage became a vital part ...

The current paper critically evaluates the research work based on the negative impact of Zika Virus on the physical conditions of people. The purpose of the paper is to develop an understanding of Zika Virus by appraising and critiquing its effects and water pollution on the players who will be coming to Rio, Brazil for Summer Olympic Games. The research paper will make use of the social contract theory that explains that individuals’ ethical and opinionated responsibilities are dependent on the agreement or conformity to the social order in which they exist.
There are hundreds of athletic players expected ...

Analysis and Recommendation of Nimble Storage

Analysis and Recommendation of Nimble Storage

Political
Nimble Storage is a registered in the U.S., and it is directly affected by the political factors in the country. The U.S. has a strong democratic system, and it is governed by the rule of law with elections being considered as fair and transparent. The USA has massive political influence in international affairs and is regarded as a superpower because of its leadership in the economy, military, and technology (PESTLE Analysi, 2014). Nonetheless, other countries criticize it for its approach to the “War on Terror,” and this has affected its relations with ...

Writing Research Papers

Research paper should characterise the issue of analysis and then make it sounds like more detailed conception of the issue (Day 15).
The research paper should consist of three main parts. Introduction with the description of the aim of the writing. The body of the paper, this is the issue itself, its development. Conclusion, the final comments of the explored issue (Day 15).
The information for the paper should be based on the information, taken from scientific works, articles from reputable journals, books, documentaries. These are the basis for the writer to make his/her own research (Day 17).
Research ...

Five centuries years ago the Brazilian Atlantic forest covered approximately 330 million acres of the state’s area but today more than 93% of it has been cut down. The Brazilian Atlantic forest is one of the richest and most biologically diverse forest on the planet. But unfortunately, it is one of the most vulnerable and endangered natural objects of the Earth. During the settlement of these lands, the Atlantic forest was cut down mercilessly for coffee plantations, cattle grazing and for the needs of the construction. Today, only about eight percent of the original Atlantic forest is preserved – ...

Introduction

The Caribbean and the Latin America have a rich musical heritage ranging from classical and classical-influenced styles, folk traditional music and the modern popular music. It has different countries and regions such as Jamaica, Brazil, Peru, Haiti, Virgin Islands among others. The vastness of the involved area and ethnic collection makes the music from the region the most efficiently discussed and since it is acculturated. This paper seeks to explore a descriptive analysis of Tango and Nuevo Tango of Astor Piazzolla, Brazilian Bossa Nova Movement and Afro-Cuban Music from different orchestras such as Machito, O’Farrill styles among others. In addition, ...

Question 1: Monographs

1A-
Andrews, George Reid. Blacks & Whites in São Paulo, Brazil, 1888-1988. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991.

Holland/Terrell Libraries Stacks (F2631 .A58 1991)
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1B-
Scott, Rebecca. The Abolition of Slavery and the Aftermath of Emancipation in Brazil. Durham: Duke University Press, 1988.

Holland/Terrell Libraries (HT1128 .A29 1988)

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Question 2: History Scholarly Journal Articles

2A-
Soares Glaucio Ary Dillon and Nelson do Valle Silva. "Urbanization, Race, and Class in Brazilian Politics." Latin American Research Review 22, no. 2 (1987): 155-176. JSTOR (2503489).
2B-
Welch, Cliff. "Globalization and the Transformation of Work in Rural Brazil: Agribusiness, Rural Labor Unions, and Peasant Mobilization." International Labor ...

World trade organization is a body that tries to ensure that its members have benefits of almost tariff free or toll free international trade. This ensures that member countries have a free and fair environment to trade. With this in mind, the organization has values or rules such as:

Foreign goods should be treated in a similar manner as the local goods.

The organization fixes the upper bound to tariffs and ensures member countries keep their tariffs lower than the bound value.
Dictates on subsidizing and dumping of goods agreed upon in the agreement.
Requires a member country to allow trade analysis or review from a foreigner
Allow for investigation upon a complaint from ...

Discuss and evaluate the leadership of change

Describe how change was led

Regardless of Brazilian Embraer being the fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the whole world from year 2000, the management did not have the best leadership of change. For close to thirty years, John p. Kotter a Harvard professor, has been in the process of change and believes that there are differences between the leadership of change that have previously succeeded and those that failed. It is for this case that the Brazilian aircraft has not been constant in leadership especially when it comes to maximization of profits. The organization did have a dramatic change, something ...

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 18th century, spreading all across Europe before it finally reached North America and Canada at a later date. The late arrival of the revolution to the colonies was, at least in part, due to the distance between them and the countries of Europe. We can, however, also demonstrably say that the slowness of the revolution in Canada at least was due to the sheer distances involved in the colonies themselves. This paper will examine the industrial revolution in Canada, moving from general terms to specific ones, in order to show ...

English

Forests are collection of trees and other plants in some areas. They may range from populated wilderness to urban forests. They may also range from tropical rain forests to vast boreal forests. Approximately, 31% of land of the world is filled with forests. Forests have many benefits such as sequestering atmospheric carbon (Hollar 67), containing nearly 90% of the Earth’s biodiversity, providing home for wildlife, regulating water cycle, and providing many recreational and spiritual opportunities. Presently, five countries with most forest areas are Russia, Brazil, China, Canada, and the U.S. (Bengston and Michael 35).
On the other ...

The Garment industry, also known as the textile industry, is concerned with the manufacture of cloth and yarn as well as subsequent design or clothing manufacturing and distribution. Raw materials used in this industry are either natural or synthetic. Natural materials include cotton and silk while synthetic materials are manufactured in a chemical process in the laboratory through combination of polymers. The textile industry though very crucial since without it human beings would still be walking around in hides and skins, has been faced with numerous challenges not only in New York but even in other places across the world. ...

Deforestation started when people stopped nomadic living and settled down to farming. In order to do this room had to be made for settlements and farms so the land use changed from forestation to agriculture. International policies have been set to protect tropical forests, slow down deforestation and encourage sustainable use of forests particularly in the world’s rainforests. Saving tropical rainforests is a priority because of their incredible plant and animal diversity. Scientists estimate that “more than half of (the world’s species) live in the tropical moist forests which cover only 6 percent of the world’s land ...

The hydrodynamic power is the result of the transformation of the potential energy of water, that is, a column or height difference of water that moves a primary machine that generates mechanical energy. The mechanical energy later is transformed in electricity, thanks to the use of a generator.

Main components of the hydroelectric plants

A large dam to store water, provide a constant flow of water and accumulate potential energy in the form of hydraulic load. A large capacity of the dam gives reliability to the hydroelectric plant with a guarantee of a constant flow of water to the turbines.
An abduction which is a ...

In the 1940’s, scientists in Uganda discovered a breathtakingly beautiful forest on the edge of Lake Victoria, near Entebbe. The Zika Forest, originally spelled Ziika meaning “overgrown” in the local language, proved to be a valuable resource to virologists studying all varieties of disease (Kron, 2016). The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) of Entebbe established a protection program for the forest in order to maintain a satellite location for extended research studies.
Research here in 1947 revealed the first detection of its namesake, the Zika virus (Aggarwal et al, 2016). Initially isolated in a Rhesus monkey, the Zika ...

Analysis of the Economic Impact of 2016 RIO OLYMPICS

The 2016 Olympic event is to be held in Rio in Brazil. This will be the first time for such an event to be held in the countries of South America. Brazil beat Tokyo Madrid and Chicago to win this chance. The Olympic will involve a line of activities ranging from athletics, gymnastics, ball games and other field events. To achieve all these within the stipulated span, the country has set up different venues for each set of events. The beach volleyball shall be held at Copacabana beach; the aquatics games at Peodoro while Barra will be the central ...

WHY GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD EXPAND ITS AUTOMOBILE OPERATIONS IN MEXICO

BACKGROUND
Positive prospect for Mexico calls for greater attention. The recovery from the hard hit of 2009 global financial crises that affected the performance of the industrial sector of the economy has increased greater business prospects. This call for attention is in addition to the GM expansion plan $420 million of investments in the states of Guanajuato and San Luis Potosi. The expansion suggestion is based on various factors highlighted in the underlying suggestion.

ASSESSMENT SCOPE

The proposed suggestion has been based on conducting assessment from the following perspectives:
- GM’s proposed suggestion is based on the assessment ...

Port of Santos Intermodal Capabilities

The current global economic and business environment is driven by the emerging economies, which previously experienced slow economic growth. Brazil has been among the major emerging economies with increased activities in exports and imports business. The port of Santos has been playing an imperative role in providing logistics solutions in the country’s supply chain management. It is the largest port in Brazil, where the country’s major products are exported i.e. coffee, sugar, machines and vehicles among others. The port also serves a major transshipment port for various goods and commodities from other southern American countries such as Argentina, ...

What is Neoliberalism?

Neo-liberalism has always been liked to “privatization,” “deregulation,” “decentralization,” or “tax reform.” The famous definition of neo-liberalism is by Paul Treanor who defined it under the book “Neoliberalism: Origins, Theory, Definition” as:
“a philosophy valuing the market existence and operation as it is, distinct from any of its previous links with the production of goods and services . . . and where the market and similar structure’s mechanics are seen as normative by itself, enabling the related actors to be ethical and responsible in their human actions and replacing for all the pre-existing moral beliefs (Fish, p. 1).”
Interestingly, neoliberalists ...

Abstract

The research paper describes the genre of K-Pop with its main musical and visual characteristics, the main facts from its history from the moment of its foundation in 1990s and to its commercial popularity by the middle of 2000s. The Top K-Pop performers and their creation described and analyzed here as the examples of the provided reasons why the genre becomes more popular nowadays outside the Korean borders. The author concludes that K-Pop is the main competitor for the American Pop stage in gaining its popularity on the World stage, and it has enough potential to become the main ...

Part 1 Portugal

Part 1 Portugal

Introduction

Portugal is a European nation located in the south-western part of the continent. It is one of the Iberian nations that constitutes Portugal, Spain and Andorra. The country is a member of the European Union. Its history dates back centuries back when it was the world’s most dominant maritime power. Portugal has good relations with other nations on the international scene, especially the South American nations such as Brazil, its former colony. Like other European nations, Portugal has a population structure where there is low population growth and the elderly outnumber the youth. Portugal plays a major role in ...

Introduction

Drug trafficking as defined by the UNODOC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) refers to the illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture and sale or distribution of drugs in contravention of the law prohibiting the handling of drugs. This vice has been in operation for quite a whole now. This saw Clinton’s drug czar Barry McCaffrey retort that drug trafficking has been in place from as far as 1996 (Suddath, 2009). The truth is that drug trafficking has been a global issue for over 40 years. The war on drug trafficking was instituted in an early stage. Mora (1996) ...

Abstract

Trade patterns and foreign investments volume has increased dramatically as a result of improved economic conditions, legislation reforms and privatization efforts in Argentina especially after the crisis of 2001. Subsequent to Brazil, the US and China embody the most significant trade partner for Argentina. China happens to be a big market for Soy beans and Argentina the largest exporter. There are enormous prospect in separate industries as well as food, automotive, mining, chemicals, petroleum and natural gas, and services. This paper will try to outline trade in Argentina while proving the thesis that Argentina experienced trade surplus in different parts of ...

Stevia is a kind of plant which is found in South American region. Stevia leaves are very sweet and are used as sweetener in several countries. Tribes, found in the forests of Paraguay and Brazil are using the plant leaves for the centuries as sweetener and also for medicinal purposes. Stevia is more than three hundred times sweeter than the sugar and interesting fact is that it is free of calories. In the decade of eighties, some studies done on Stevia revealed that Stevia is not good for human health and can cause several diseases including lever problem and cancer. ...

Introduction

An economic indicator refers is statistics which in most cases is issued by the government and indicates the growth and stability of the economy. Some of economic indicators include the gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rates, employment rates, consumer price index and changes in money supply among others. They apply in analyzing business conditions in a country.

Gross domestic product is the sum of all good and services produced within a country in a given fiscal year valued at the prevailing market prices. It can be measured using either income or expenditure approaches. Many governments use the GDP in estimating the economic ...

Impact of Privatization induced by Supply Side Economics on Development

After the Second World War, Keynesian theories on Economics developed in the United States and Europe. In the post-war economies, it was believed that development could occur if demand was boosted and more people had money to spend. This is the classical view of Keynesian school of thought in Economics. Thus, idea was to ensure that everyone was employed and everyone had enough money to spend to keep the economy going.
However, the focus of Keynesian economics was focused on demand and said very little about supply. In the 1970s, free market economists like Milton Friedman came up ...

Introduction

Heineken is one of the largest alcoholic beverage makers in the world. Beer is the main product that earns the maximum revenue and maximum profit for Heineken. Beer industry is the largest in the world in the alcoholic beverage industry. As estimated in 2013, beer industry globally is more than $500 billion dollar industry (Huffington Post, 2013). There are thousands of microbreweries and local players in this market. Still the top 10 players control more than 60% of the market share. However, the beer market has reached a saturation point in most part of the developed world, and hence the ...

Introduction

Halting the spread/progression of HIV/AIDS by the year 2015 is one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The United Nations (2013) indicate that tremendous advancements have been made in efforts to reverse the spread of HIV among the world populations. Most regions in the world have reported a reduction in persons newly infected with HIV. However, from a global perspective the awareness and knowledge level of how HIV is transmitted and prevention measures still remain significantly low especially among the young generation. Moreover, adherence and access to HIV treatment still remain a challenge to the control of HIV spread (Bermúdez, ...

Introduction

The shoe industry is known to be one of the non-environmental friendly industry segments. The use of hazardous raw materials and chemicals while manufacturing shoes, especially the use of highly toxic element chromium, adhesives, toxic solvents and non-renewable synthetic materials can do serious damage to the environment and human health. Apart from, a large amount of water is used to manufacture the materials like leather, fabrics and synthetic petrochemicals (Grahame 2014). Therefore, it is very important for the shoe companies to practice sustainability. In recent times, a trend of environmental consciousness has engulfed the shoe companies. Most of the big shoe ...

Aside from political reform and development, the international community has also been busy in creating new means to stimulate growth and economic sustainability. Proposals such as reduced tariff, removal of trade barriers, and the introduction of free trade were pronounced by either developed or developing countries. In Latin America, free trade has been a fundamental aspect of the market reforms carried out in the region; however, the results have varied especially with the onset of globalization and the lingering effects of tariff reduction. Some believe that having trade reform to a growing and a potential economy such as Latin America can sustain ...