One of the major issues facing Latin America is the production and distribution of illegal drugs‚ which include cocaine‚ marijuana‚ heroin and more recently methamphetamine. This geographic area is crucial to the illegal drug industry because it is the world’s only source region for coca‚ which is used to produce cocaine (this is harvested in Colombia‚ Peru and Bolivia). Also‚ Central America‚ Mexico and the Caribbean are the main corridors for transporting drugs to the United States and Europe
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associated with Latin culture ("Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet"). As noted in “Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet‚” (2011) document from the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center website‚ Brazil did not make divorce legal until 1977. “In recent times‚ due to more Western cultural adaptations and increased financial autonomy‚ women face less of a stigma when divorcing and have greater freedom to choose this option ("Marriage Trends in Latin America: A Fact Sheet")
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business ethics climate in Latin America Written by Florian H. International Business Semester 2013 Course: Business Ethics The business ethics climate in Latin America A problem for international companies‚ taking Peru as an example! The Spanish saying: “El que no tranza no avanza.” (One that doesn`t act unethical will not proceed)‚ unfortunately describes best the prevailing immoral way of doing business in the Latin American region. Despite various
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In Latin America‚ the rise of wealth in the first world and backwash the development in the third world caused the unachievable with the “Trickle Down” of the third world (McKay‚ 2016). The reconstruction in the European countries were subsidized by the external assistant rather than their internal improvement (Richard‚ 2015) which call “Dependency Theory”. Dependency theory was designed to respond the modernization theory (Reyes 2001a). This theory focuses on the development of the third world which
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established in Latin America after the wars for independence consisted of unstable transitional governments that achieved few of the goals recognized in an effective democratic government. Despite these shortcomings‚ the caudillo system maintained a predictable social order and prevented chaos. This system was the best available until the formation of a middle class could be achieved‚ resulting in a more democratic political system. The caudillo system came to be a common form of government in Latin America
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After WWII all of Latin America had gained its independence form their colonizers and were steadily trying to build their countries up socially and economically in the world. Many had advanced in addressing the social disparities and discriminations towards their citizens at some level however‚ the change was minimal with the countries still favoring the private/elite sector. The latter had a lot to do with the external powers that were coming into Latin America at this time. With the US’s rise in
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BRICS see greater role in Latin America June 3‚ 2013 Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra‚ specially for RIR The grouping’s engagement in the region‚ consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million‚ has become timely. Last week witnessed some crucial developments from BRICS perspective. The Cuban foreign minister visited New Delhi and sought BRICS’ partnership with Latin American countries‚ representatives from Cuba‚ Haiti‚ Costa Rica and Chile met Russian Foreign Minister‚ Sergei Lavrov
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The shift of many Latin American nations away from liberal economic and political models‚ as well as away from European ideals began with changes in Latin American nationalism and culture and ended in economics. In the beginning of the 20th century many Latin American nations had cultural movements that were challenging the old ideas about racist positivism. In Mexico‚ there was a significant break with the old Diaz regime that created efforts to present the indigenous past as something to be proud
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It was not only the United States and Europe that were touched by Modernism; Latin America was also feeling the effect of this shift in the art world during the beginning of the 20th century. While beginning to achieve some level of independence from its European occupiers‚ Latin American and its artists were embracing Modernism which fit well with the mixed race cultures of this region. The indigenous peoples of Mexico‚ for instance‚ endured a brutal occupation by the Spanish starting in 1521 by
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Vienna‚ revolts plagued many European countries as well as several areas in Latin America. France was driven from Haiti‚ Portugal lost control of Brazil‚ and Spain was forced to withdraw from all its American empire except for Cuba and Puerto Rico. Colonial government in South America came to an end. Three countries where revolts were successfully established were Haiti‚ Venezuela‚ and Brazil. The countries in Latin America benefited from the revolts because they became free from colonial rule‚ but
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