Essays on Latin-American

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Takeover of SABMiller

The global beer industry, which has been growing steadily for almost a century now, is filled with variety. There are many types of beer that vary in flavor, production technique, ingredients, color, alcohol levels, and geographic origin. Also, the many brands vary greatly as well. Some brands dominate global beer markets, while other brands are very local - and everything in between. Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller were two of the largest global dominating beermaker companies in existence. Together, they produced around 30% of all beer sold world-wide. The idea of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller merging was simply astonishing. When ...

Introduction

Pre-Spanish Era Religious Practices Political Structure Material Culture Spanish Occupation Material Culture

The Culture after the Spanish Conquest

Religious Influence of the Catholic Spanish and the Remaining Ethnic Groups Influences of the Protestant Church Religious Fighting between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Church Current Economic and Cultural Development Cultural Development Introduction Argentina is considered by Calvert, Donghi and Eidt (2016) as the eighth largest country in the world but is considered to be only third within Latin America (Buenos, 2014). The reason for this is that the land area of Argentina with 2.78 million square kilometers is larger than Mexico and the Texas state combined ( ...

US Foreign Policy and Latin America During the Cold War

The Alliance for progress was a multi billion dollar aid program that was devised by the Kennedy administration to foster economic relations with Latin America and also thwart the growth of communism in the region in the aftermath of the cold war. The Alliance for Progress was a result of the cold war between the USSR and the US, the Cuban revolution and the US fear that communism could take root in a region that was poor, unstable and economically underdeveloped. Latin America was largely colonized by the Europeans and the relation between the US and the continent was ...

Abstract

The decision to invade and occupy Veracruz, Mexico in 1914 by the Americans was a serious mistake. This brought about the development of resentment by the Mexicans of America, as it came on the heels of the loss of Mexican territory to the United States. President Wilson’s decision was clearly an example of the meddling that was to be typical of the United States in order to promote its hegemony around the world. That the United States would go as far as making decisions on who would become the leader of states such as Mexico and other neighboring ...

Industrialization after the Civil War

Introduction .3 Economic Development ..3

Political Development .5 Social Development 7 Conclusion ..8 Reference ..10 Introduction The American Civil War of 1861-1865 was a historical momentum of great significance. The capitalists of the North beat the South and thus determined the development of the whole State for the years to come. Due to the immense amount of natural resources, which facilitated the industrialization of the United States, the latter was also able to adopt the capitalist theories and implement them. The Civil War was a milestone in history which boosted the general development of the State and its industrialization, ...

Introduction

In the 1800’s the European countries undertook an initiative to colonize different countries across the globe. The American states were not left behind in this quest by the European nations and as a result, their eagerness to colonize the American states faced opposition. This opposition led to the emergence of the Monroe doctrine in 1823 and it made provision that any effort by the European states to colonize any independent American state would be viewed as manifestation of unfriendly doctrine by the European states. It is important to note that the main reason for the emergence of this ...

The Revolt of the Cockroach People is a novel about the Chicano Moratorium written by Oscar Zeta Acosta, published in 1973. There are many themes presented in the novel, but one of the most interesting is the gender role. Women are represented as purely physical beings unlike men who are glorified for their work as well. There are many types of women in the novel, but their presence in much different than the presence of the male characters who are supposed to be more important and privileged. The narrator is a man and all of the characters who are ...

Introduction

The world of today is characterized by an abundance of plural societies, where people from different cultures, languages, races, and ethnicities coexist in a spirit of tolerance and harmony. The majority of these civilizations have experienced diversity as a result of particular global phenomena, including slavery, colonization, and immigration among others. The existence of assorted racial and ethnic factions in the contemporary society presents a challenge of inclusion and participation in diverse national issues, especially political processes. Obviously, indigenous groups reserve and exert the greatest influence as far as participation and inclusion in political processes in host countries are ...

Term Paper

Term Paper

Introduction

The primary strategic objective of the University of Idaho is to make growth in enrollment at the Institute. The primary strategic objective is set by the current President Chuck Staben. The University of Idaho is not the only institute that has developed this strategy, but several colleges and universities across America are also focused towards the growth of enrollment. It is observed that there is intense competition among different institutes for the growth of enrollment. The reason that all the universities want to increase enrollment at the college is that it is a source of the stream ...

Colorectal cancer can be treated to remission when it is detected early. This underscores the importance of screening for colorectal cancer (Miller et al., 2011). There is an increased incentive for screening for colorectal cancer considering that colorectal cancer ranks fourth among the top causes death for non-cutaneous cancers and an even higher second rank when all cancers are considered. Even with these incentives for compliance with screening protocols, Miller et al., (2011) finds that the compliance rates are still low and attributes it to several factors. These findings that are corroborated by Hernandez, Chowdhury, Fleming & Griffith, (2011) who ...

What are some key differences in the way that the women in the novel respond to challenges of assimilation compared to the men? Be sure to define assimilation as part of your answer. Wiliam A.V. Clark, an expert on immigration, and immigrant response, defines assimilation as “a way of understanding the social dynamics of American society and that it is the process that occurs spontaneously and often unintended in the course of interaction between majority and minority groups" (Clark 13). It is, more generally, the way in which an individual begins to build a new, strictly American life, including ...

Introduction

An important indicator of the level of development of nations around the world is that of the existing policies towards healthcare, health promotion, wellness and prevention of outbreak of diseases . The preparedness of the government as well as historical records of success or failure to contain diseases and healthcare conditions help in providing an outlook on the overall healthcare condition in a nation . Sometimes it does happen that a major disease outbreak transforms into a national emergency which seeks to test present the true picture, especially when the healthcare policies and strategies are analyzed against that of a developed ...

Introduction

In November 1960, the Republicans lost the presidential election, and a Democratic Party candidate John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the president of the United States. A relatively young man (43 years), he represented a new generation of American politicians. Veterans of the war years, a generation embodied by Dwight Eisenhower, were to leave the politics in the US. In the Soviet Union, a “war generation” remained in power until the mid-1980s. In France, Germany, and other countries of the Western Europe the same generation continued to reign. The Kennedy team was to revise the postulates of the military-political line of ...

VASCONCELOS LIBRARY BY ALBERTO KALACH

Vasconcelos Library The architect of Vasconcelos Library is Alberto Kalach, who was born in Mexico and established the firm "Taller de Arquitectura X" 1. Kalach is considered one of the most versatile among the architects in Mexico and has worked on a wide range of projects that cover residential areas, civic structures, and contemporary buildings. Jose Vasconcelos Library is considered an award-winning project by him and is the largest public library in Latin America. Around the middle of the 1960’, the architectural profession saw two visions, one was the vision of the modernity, and the other was to achieve ...

The Translation Science Project

The current translation project focuses on colorectal cancer. The translation science project is a contribution to the efforts towards the improvement of the compliance with the screening protocol of colorectal cancer for Latin America patients aged between 50 and 70 years in a community health setting in Miami-Dade. The proposed project’s objective will help to determine how health care staff utilizes evidence-based practices (EBP) CRC screening protocol to improve compliance among Latin population aged 50 to 70 years old. In this project, the population of interest will consist of Latin American patients aged between 50 to 70 years ...

Review: Latin America and Shifting Wealth

Latin America and Shifting Wealth is part of the Latin American Economic Outlook 2014, published jointly by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) and ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) (Latin American Economic Outlook 2014). In this chapter, the author discusses the economic growth of emerging economies, with special emphasis on China, the role played by Latin America in that growth and the options available for Latin America to improve its own possibility to achieve economic growth. As the main features of the global wealth shift towards emerging ...

Introduction

Diego Rivera is a Mexican artist famous for his painting of murals. Julia Alvarez is a native of the Dominican Republic, and is a famous writer. These two artists have many similarities. They were both raised in affluent families. They both were exposed to cultural revolution, and they both portray their life experiences in their art. However, the two artists have a significant number of differences. These dissimilarities can be attributed to the level of acceptance and popularity that both have received.

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera was an artist who lived from 1886 to 1957. He was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. ...

The best recipe for a dish to be delicious is preparing it with love – Tita, the heroine of “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel, is sure. That is certainly the formula Esquivel resorts to creating her novel, where love is a key ingredient, and the food for thought produced by the book is savory, hot and rich. “Tita remembered that Nacha had always said that when people argue while preparing tamales, the tamales won’t get cooked. They can be heated day after day and still stay raw, because the tamales are angry. In a case like that, ...

The history of the relationship between Cuba and the United States was rich and strong until 1959 when Fidel Castro took over power and created a Communist government on the island. Due to this, relations between the United States and Cuba was strained and it has been uneasy since the 1960s. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze and review the relations between Cuba and the United States and the cultural features and elements of the two nations in this process of transition.

Research Methodology

This research is done on the basis of secondary research with an interview with ...

Marquez’ worldwide reputation of a prolific and outstanding author is undeniable. His international recognition reached its peak in 1982 when he got the Nobel Prize in Literature. Because of the poverty of Colombia, Marquez experienced and witnessed economic and social inequity that was one of the most dramatic on the Latin American continent. Marquez employs national history to produce plots that surprise readers because of the writer’s ability to combine techniques of the fantastic and realism. To be more exact, Marquez was the master of a style, which is known as magic realism. It helped the author to ...

Multi-Ethnic Food in the US

The United States boasts one of the world's most racially and ethnically diverse populations as people move from their home countries in search of greener pastures in the stateside. And with them, they bring their culture that includes their literature, music and food. Ethnic food in the country is only increasing, and it has led to the establishment of many restaurants that lure both the natives of the country and offering their fellow people a taste of their home. By estimation, this year alone the ethnic food industry should bring in a revenue of about $3.9 billion dollars and ...

The philosopher Plato once claimed that the purpose of education is “to ensure that the habit and aspirations of the old generation are transmitted to the younger- and then presumably to the next one after that” (Plochmann). In “Reporting Live from Tomorrow,” from his book Stumbling On Happiness, Daniel Gilbert likens this transmission of beliefs to the process of genetic replication, arguing that like bad genes, false beliefs—those which do not, in fact, contribute to an individual’s happiness—can easily become “super-replicators,” within a culture (Gilbert 171). In Julia Alvarez’s Once Upon a Quinceañera, the ...

“One Hundred Years of Solitude” (Cien Añosde Soledad) is a magical realist novel created by Gabriel García Márquez in 1967. This novel is referred to as the Don Quixote of Latin America because of its overwhelming popularity (Jay Corwin, 4). The novel does not have any clear and obvious philosophy that is why the perception of this novel is very individualistic. The tragic and mystique ending pushes to the idea that multiple aspects of life that are described in the novel are heavily criticized by García Márquez (Jay Corwin, 4). And one of these ...

The Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco), which now also includes all states in the Caribbean just turned 40 years since signature in 1967. Its importance as a model for other non-nuclear areas, is constant to peace and international securities contribution, which stood and continue placing today in the center of the political and legal interest. Its parallelism with the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) but without Latin American treaty has affected the principle of legal equality of States and has not been an expression of "unequal rights and ...

Community of South Los Angeles

Nowadays Los Angeles as a most developed city of California State is attractive subject for scholars. This paper is focused on detecting historical events that distinguished current state of Los Angeles. Interrelation among native-born people and African American nations, and external / internal factors influenced Los Angeles shaping. Altogether, it is important to mention in southern California, particularly in Los Angeles, Mexican and Indian labor was frequenter occurrence. It is worthy of note that community of South Los Angeles was made up of white people and Mexican with African origins. For this reason, under the term “African American” Mexican ...

Introduction

Proper implementation of policies is essential in the development of any nation, group or organization. In fact, lack thereof compromises the possibility of a unit succeeding in its endeavors. As such, it is imperative to establish proper methodologies in dealing with the enactment of policies to foster development (Peterson and Manuel 193). With this in mind, it is worth mentioning the role of the liberalists in the elaboration of the Latin Americas. Precisely, the Christian Democrats have undergone multiple challenges over the years to secure the welfare of their policies in the political system. The ideologies upheld by this ...

For the purpose of the media analysis, one of the most iconic images or photographs in the history of world civilization has been chosen. The original photograph was taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960, at the memorial service of the victims of an explosion. It came in the public domain soon after it was taken by the photographer. The picture titled, “Guerrillero Heroico” is that of the iconic revolutionary figure, Che Guevara, who can also be deemed as one of most famous persons in the history of the human society. The particular image in context is an ...

Shakira

Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

Introduction

Lush is an organic cosmetic providing business that started its operations in 1994. The primary products of the company are directed at young women, and the core area of expertise is skin care products. Lush is a British company headquartered in Poole. The motivation behind the formation of the company was to use natural ingredients and organic materials for the production of handmade skin care products and essential oils. The company has thrived with this idea and now maintains a global presence in more than forty countries around the world. The firm has more than 650 stores and distributes ...

The essay ‘The joyful sixties in Latin American Literature’ is written by Reinaldo while he is political imprisonment. His writings are based on the lives of people who had been imprisoned and are shaped by his own life experiences. His body of art indicates the animosity that existed in the Cuban government. Arguing from his biography, it is vital to understand that Reinold and the people of Cuba were infringed their rights to freedom of speech (Reinaldo). For instance, he was arrested from publishing his books abroad without the official consent of the government. His art depicted the atrocities ...

Democracy can be described as a government for the people and by the people. It is a government where the people have the supreme power, and they can exercise it either directly or indirectly. A good way of applying democracy is through free and fair elections. Democratic satisfaction is the degree to which the citizens of a particular country trust the kind of democratic leadership presented to them. In the world as a whole, democracy has taken different turns depending on the region. Latin America has also felt the Democratic wave and democratic transition has been witnessed in many ...

Perez in his book “The Desi Chain” talks about the Cuban-American culture that he sees as an achievement by the 1.5 generation. He explains that the 1.5 generation is an individual who is neither in the old generation nor in the young generation. He or she belongs to the middle generation, and his or her culture is unique from those of the older or younger generation. He attributes this achievement to the intercultural placement that enables them to undertake the negotiations and reach agreements that result in ethnic culture (Perez 06). He, however, says that the 1.5 generations is ...

Introduction

Carvajal S.A is a family business which was founded on the 29th October 1904 and is located in Cali, in Columbia. The business was founded by a man by the name Emmanuel together with two of his eldest sons. The business began as a printing and publishing business. It has since expanded into the sale of notebooks, yellow pages and office furniture even outside the country. With the emergence of new consumer trends such as the internet, the business is faced with a lot of competition such as the availability of the services provided by the business over the ...

It used to be fun to visit museums when in school with friends and school groups. However, my visit to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was different, as now I was in college and going there not just because everyone is going, or that your school or teachers have organized a tour, but I was going there based on my own plans and decisions. I had heard a lot about LACMA and decided to get more information about the museum online. I explored the website of LACMA and learned about the history of the museum. I learned ...

When traveling, people often include famous museums in their itinerary as this is a great way to get familiar with the history and culture of the country. Moreover, they get to see famous artwork and exhibits that cannot be seen anywhere else under one roof. Museums are undoubtedly the storehouse of a history and culture of a county. I was fortunate to make a visit to the famous Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). I learned about the current collection galleries and temporary exhibitions and the special offers and discounts going on at the website of LACMA (LACMA ...

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 ...

A “stable” decline in economic growth and certain prospectus for a powerful rebound represent a certain challenge for the Latin American region with its significant resources and quite moderate growth rates limiting the possibilities of the continent for the flexible maneuvering on the volatile competitive market. From the class it has become obvious that Latin America’s reforms in social and administrative spheres have gained a poor reputation leading to inadequate functioning of market forces (transferring of enterprises in public ownership). Such reforms resulted in a substantial slowdown in productivity growth. The phenomenon of static efficiency vs dynamic efficiency ...

The major theme that runs through Frantz Fanon’s paper, Black Skin, White Masks, is the racial profiling and stereotyping of black people. Fanon exposes societal definition of black people not only in relation to their complexion but also as opposed to white men. The author laments that such stereotyping has entrenched inferiority complex among the blacks. To this end, black people are not viewed as distinct individuals but as descendants of formerly enslaved ancestors. As a result, they are haunted by a heritage of slavery. Gabor S. Boritt and Scott Hancock portray the identity conflict within the self ...

 To date, in the fourteen Latin American countries, those in power are leftist politics (the issue what kind of leftism and the degree of radicalism it is about) will be discussed later. Regardless of all the uniqueness of the moment and the apparent dissimilarity of modern Latin American lefts with their predecessors, there is a clear tendency, which is characteristic for the Latin American model of development as a whole – a tradition of powerful leftist movements, the struggle for social transformation. Facing deep structural crisis, the continent came into a long strip of the struggle against the dictatorship, local ...

Question 1

Clearly there is no doubt that the convergence of communications technologies and Internet networking frameworks have had an intense, societal and worldwide change and effect on how a Global Marketer’s, plans, budgets and implements of international marketing communication campaigns. The Global Marketer can no longer rely on just external proxies such as country specific partner companies, benefactors, or international distributors to properly represent their particular company’s brand, messaging and completely assimilate themselves as a worthy distributor not apt to incorporate into its’ own offerings – a competitive brand. The Global Marketer must now take into consideration, not just ...

Introduction

Proper implementation of policies is essential in the development of any nation, group or organization. In fact, lack thereof compromises the possibility of a unit succeeding in its endeavors. As such, it is imperative to establish proper methodologies in dealing with the enactment of policies to foster development (Peterson and Manuel 193). With this in mind, it is worth mentioning the role of the liberalists in the elaboration of the Latin Americas. Precisely, the Christian Democrats have undergone multiple challenges over the years to secure the welfare of their policies in the political system. The ideologies upheld by this ...

The history of Black in Latin America extends back over the times first African slaves were brought to the Americas at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It significantly influenced on the modern standing of Blacks, their social and cultural identity that varies in different Latin American countries. For instance, while Brazil is proud of its multi-ethnic society, in Haiti, Black are proud to be Black, and in the Dominican Republic, they try to forget its African roots. The aim of this paper is to analyze attitude to Black in Latin America, its historical shaping and impact on the ...

The Quiara Alegria Hudes’s play 26 Miles features a 15 year-old girl called Olivia living with her very resentful and distressful step mother and emotionally distant father. With expansive and sensitive minds, Olivia reads the National Geographic and writes obsessively, dreaming of how the world outside her Suburb in Philadelphia looks like. Her mother, Beatriz, had separated from her father Aaron for years and the former is now married to another man called Manuel. Evidently, Beatriz and her daughter Olivia have not been together for years. Readers encounter Olivia first when she is sitting on the stairways, retching ...

The agenda for population and development seeks to establish the knowledge of how population and social, economic, and environmental change relate to each other (Finkle, Jason, and McIntosh, 1995). By so doing, a forum for discussion of the related matters is created. Population and development exercise is the enhancement of personal opportunity and freedom. It’s inherent in member states of the United Nations to attain universal human rights and dignity for their citizens (Martínez, Rodrigo, and Andrés, 2007). It’s a representation of aspirations of the governments to ensure that all individuals are free from fear, ...

The historical war between the Mexicans and the Americans has two perspectives; the Americans termed it as the Mexican war while the Mexicans viewed it as the American invasion. The different points of view contributed to the contradictions that made the U.S assembly to declare the war against Mexico, which was regarded as okay by the most Americans. Most Mexican leaders were willing to negotiate with the government of the U.S. They had the vision of maintaining smooth relationships with the U.S government. On the other hand, the U.S administration never conformed to any negotiations and in turn, they ...

Independence and Consolidation

Simon Bolivar was born in 1783 to a wealthy and privileged Spanish American family. Bolivar spoke for the colonial elites and played an important role in denouncing the oppressive rule of the Spanish (Kinsbruner, 2). In the short time that Simon Bolivar lived in this world, he managed to live a comprehensive life. He is a person that has entered the historical books as a revolutionary that played a very important role in liberating Latin America from the oppressive Spanish rule. Simon Bolivar played a part in the liberation of six nations through intellectual arguments that resonated greatly with ...

In his book called “Talons of the Eagle” written in 1996, Smiths analyzes the history of Latin America starting from the beginning of 19th century and ending with the modern times. He brainstorms a lot about the influence of the United States foreign policy on the development of Latin American countries. There are a lot of historical events described in the book, and Smith spends a lot of time discussing the Cold War, liberal nationalism and the propaganda of national superiority of the United States over the “undeveloped” Latin world. In this research paper, I am going to prove ...

Abstract

The Malaysian fast food market is easily one of the most competitive in Asia, but one that also holds immense promise. KFC Holdings Bhd understands this more than many other companies in this market, in part because of its long experience and dominant position that it holds. To further exploit this potential, KFC Holdings will seek to introduce a range of value menus, which will appeal to the low-income population in the country. Since the company also has limited operations in India and Brunei, which have a sizeable number of low-income consumers, the value menus are an effective strategy ...

The bilateral relationship between the two countries has a number of dynamics with varying complexities. The regional contextual relationship between the US and Venezuela had a dramatic changes post the cold war era. The US government has shown overextension of its approaches to the Venenzuala case by pushing for democratization with much focus on people centred leadership in the region. However, Venezuela as the case of other Latin states has had significant emphasis maintenance of their sovereignty. The conflict of interest with US position shown massively in their policies on economic sanctions have affected the relationship between the two ...

Immigration to the United States

Since the creating of the British Colonies in the new world called America, immigrants have come from around the world to fulfill their dreams. Over time, there have been periodic influxes of immigrants from various countries that have had an impact on the growth and development of the United States. This is a brief look at some of those periods.

The middle of the eighteenth century saw a large influx of immigrants from Germany, with most immigrants settling in the Pennsylvania territory. Many fled Germany because of wars, famines, and high taxes. They were also seeking religious freedom that ...

In a neoliberal, globalized world, no country can exist on its ‘own’. In some way or the other every country is interlinked with the rest of the world be it its economy, its culture or politics. Neoliberalism, technology and increased globalization has transformed countries in a manner that was rapid and unprecedented. While some countries adapted themselves to the new ways of trading and conducting relations with other countries, some did not, resulting in the breakdown of their economies as well as their traditional systems of governance and living. The neoliberal policies originated in the developed countries of America ...

Abstract

Facial expression is an essential form of non-verbal communication, especially as it relates to the expression of emotion. The following study is designed to describe the correlation between self-identified cultural influence and recognition of emotion. Literature will be organized and discussed as it relates to the cultural differences between facial expression recognition. A correlation study will then be conducted to determine whether certain facial expressions are more universal than others, especially as it relates to decoding facial expressions that relate to specific emotion. The study anticipates that happiness is more universal than most other facial expressions, while anger, irritation, ...

At the beginning of the twentieth century in the United States discussion on cultural pluralism has involved the topic of cultural citizenship. There were at least 3 remarkable conversions since that time, such as multiculturalism and the mainstreaming of difference and also after civil rights movements, which occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, there were efforts to preserve mainly European immigrant cultures vis-à-vis the state. American democratic citizenship was given voice due to these politics of difference, never intending to destabilize the authority of the nation-state or its ideology. Race discourses in the United States of America were ...

Culture is a set of values, beliefs, traditions and common behaviour for a particular group of people. For example, there are divisions of Asian culture, American culture or European culture, where each culture has its own norms and regulations, values and beliefs. According to the UNESCO culture definition, “Culture is that complex whole which includes morals, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by a human as a member of the society” (Cultural, 2016). Cultural diversity is when people of different cultures and backgrounds live together peacefully within one society or one country. The perfect ...

Article APA Citation: Sachs, J. D., & Warner, A. M. (1999). The big push, natural resource booms and growth. Journal of Development Economics, 59, 43-76. Retrieved February 13, 2016, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0014-2921 (01)00125-8

Research Problem Addressed

The paper addresses the question of whether or not natural resource booms act as economic catalysts that low income countries can rely upon to overcome the fixed costs that come with the industrialization process as suggested by the big push reasoning. The authors’ main objective is to ascertain whether natural resource specialization by a country is an important strategy that can spur economic development. In this paper ...

The following article brings attention of a reader to many problematic topics. Frankly speaking, all of them are very interesting and still relevant till this day. The most impressive topic is a sex tourism. This type of tourism can be banned in some countries, but still it stays legal in many of them. It is widespread in poor countries, as for many people it is the only way of making money. Tourists, that are looking for something exotic can find here a lot of ways of spending vacation. Of course, for some of us it seems to be wrong, ...

The Latin American countries have for a long time waged war against imperialism and neo-colonialism by the developed countries. In the heart of neo-colonialism is capitalist imperialism that is characterized by predatory activities of countries that seek to reap big from the less developed country’s resources. Despite the fact that Canada does not regard itself as a capitalistic nation, its large-scale involvement in mining investments in Latin America gives quite a different picture. The mining industry has always been frowned upon and although it is one of the most lucrative businesses, its eventual effect on the population and ...

Examining culture-specific differences

Examining culture-specific differences

Part one: The West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (W-GCMI).

The West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (W-GCMI) was a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in West Georgia between 2000 and 2004. The project was scheduled to run for four years under full implementation by CARE International. The W-GCMI project targeted vulnerable communities. It aimed at mobilizing the communities through their leaders towards various projects that improved their lives. CARE provided various grants through community based organizations as a way of enhancing community mobilization. Through this initiative, the communities were empowered to manage finances and develop mechanisms to end suffering. While ...

History has not been kind to many countries in the Latin American region. Since the early 14th and 15th centuries which saw the conquest of the Latin American region by Iberian monarchs, the region has witnessed instability, violence and a penchant for allowing dictatorial regimes to flourish. Most of the Latin American republics were formed in the 19th century and were a direct consequence of the lack of people’s confidence, in civilian rule and democracy. This failure of many civilian governments was a result of wide spread dissatisfaction among the people because of high poverty and corruption. It ...

The Concept of Happiness in Developing Nations

Happiness is a very complex emotion that has various interpretations and causes. In an individual perspective, it is invoked by an extraordinary event or while experiencing feelings such as triumph and pleasure. Some experience it because of an intangible or tangible item given by someone important. Happiness also works with other emotions such as love and faith. However, determining a country’s happiness is a different story considering their differences in political, economic and social aspects. Some argue that developed countries are happier than others but others contradict this sentiment, stressing that developing nations are actually happier than their ...