How has the armed conflict in Colombia affected the quality of life of people‚ especially in rural areas? The armed conflict in Colombia is a social issue that has developed for years in a constant fight between the government and the armed revolutionary groups as FARC‚ this issue brings more issues especially the growing one of the displacement of poor and rural families‚ that these groups force to leave their homes and go away normally they go to cities to the street and loose the little quality
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Many years of armed conflict have created a horrible first view of Colombia. The end of this conflict would be the start of a new chapter for this country. Almost 4 years of peace negotiations and three months after a final deadline‚ the Colombia state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have agreed to a bilateral and "definitive" ceasefire. It means begging a transition phase that may contribute to a grater integration of our territories. Surely the accord we’ve achieved isn’t a perfect
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Form of government and national politics • Colombia achieved independence from Spain in 1819. • The country is governed by a national constitution‚ amended on July 5‚ 1991. • Colombia has three branches of Public Power: The Executive‚ the Legislative and the Judiciary. • Colombia has a democratically-elected representative system with a strong executive branch. The President is elected to a non-renewable‚ four-year term. The President is both the chief of state and
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Introduction In the business world today‚ borders are blending and multi-national mergers are causing many company nationalities to become indistinct. As the globalization of markets rapidly increases‚ many companies are finding international expansion a necessity of competition. The world is greatly affected by this movement towards a global market‚ and many companies are finding it extremely important to adapt to other cultures. The most considerable obstructions to successful international marketing
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Political war The political origin of the armed conflict in Colombia has its origins from the time of indecency. Then with the birth of communist ideology guerrillas‚ drug trafficking as the main factor of founding‚ prolonging and worsening of the conflict. The war between cartels and forced displacement has hit the Colombian society. These factors have forced the Colombian Army to sustain a conflict that no army in the world has ever faced. These narco-insurgency groups base its actions on the
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The most prominent outlaw groups in Colombia are the FARC‚ Bacrim‚ and ELN who are distributed as shown in Figure 2. “The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is the oldest and largest group among Colombia’s left-wing rebels and is one of the world’s richest guerrilla armies. The group was founded in 1964‚ when it declared its intention to overthrow the government and install a Marxist regime. But tactics changed in the 1990s‚ as right-wing paramilitary forces attacked the rebels‚ and the
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Colombia [Name] [Course] [Affiliation] Introduction: Colombia is an independent country that is situated in the northern region of Southern America. It has a projected population of about 42 million that shares its border with‚ Brazil‚ Peru‚ Panama‚ Venezuela and Ecuador. Colombia is considered as a unique country having unique culture. The culture of Colombia is influenced by the blend of its residents that belong to Spanish‚ African and Indian origins. Colombia is having diversity in
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Migration Paths in Business Model Innovation of Small Enterprises: Three Cases from Colombia Jaime A. Barragán‚ School of Management‚ Zhejiang University‚ Hangzhou‚ Zhejiang‚ People´s Republic of China e-mail: jaime@brightep.com‚ jaimeabm@hotmail.com Abstract Business model innovation is still a subject of debate. Moreover referring to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from developing countries‚ where research is scarce despite the general acknowledgment of them as natural innovators
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Impact of Political environment on doing business in India As in any part of the world‚ political influence is highly essential to start a business in India. Especially if you are planning to start a multi billion business‚ some sort of political patronage is an absolute necessity. Not only for safeguarding the interest of the company but even to begin the process of getting the required sanctions‚ one requires hold in the high echelons of politics and administrative circles. Indian society is
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Essay: Differences of doing business in Sweden and Austria For analyzing the cultural differences between Austria and Sweden‚ I searched through the internet and I consulted the literature concerning Hofstede’s dimensions. Doing business in another country requires a sound knowledge of the society and culture there. Egalitarianism Egalitarianism is the most dominant social value in Sweden. People believe in the genuine equality of individuals. Therefore‚ consensus and compromise are ingrained
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