Why is the quality of the legal system so low in Mexico,
compared to Latin America?...
Why is the quality of the legal system so low in Mexico,
compared to Latin America? What are according to you the roots of
this (culture, social, politics, history, economics, business
structure).
In the late 1970s, several countries in Latin America,
notably Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina
had accumulated large external debt burdens. A significant share of
this debt was denominated in U.S. dollars. The United States
pursued contractionary monetary policy from
1979 to 1982, raising dollar interest rates. How would this affect
the value of the Latin American currencies relative to the U.S.
dollar? How would this affect their external debt in local currency
terms? If these countries had wanted to prevent...
i)describe how and why land reform was undertaken in latin
america and explain how and why it failed or succeeded to improve
the lot of peasants in the region. how has reform been put into
reverse since the 1990s ? use examples to illustrate your
answer
ii) what does impunity means and how have latin america
activists and government tried to end impunity ? to what degree
have they been successful ? use examples to illustrate your
answer.
Why did most countries of Latin America fall into a debt crisis
in the early 1980s? Discuss the general problem of a “debt trap”
and national dollar capital inflows and outflows. Then discuss 2
general trends of the 1970s and 2 specific trigger events of the
1980s which caused the crisis.
1.
a) Why did Latin America fall behind the US and Canada in
economic development?
b) What evidence is provided by Engerman and Sokoloff thesis
c) According to Coatsworth, why is income inequality the wrong
reason for explaining lack of growth in Latin America?
d) According to Coatsworth, what how was land distributed in
Latin America?
e) What alternative explanation does Coatsworth give for Latin
America’s falling behind in economic development?
2. a) When did Cuba increase the number of...
Provide two reasons why Latin America did not actively engage
in institutions that were fostering trade liberalization as soon as
these institutions were created.
How could international trade have improved the income
distribution within Latin America during the 20th
century?
Comparative and absolute advantage theories are concerned about
the costs related to the production of goods in different
countries. Nevertheless, there is a key conceptual difference
between the relevant type of cost. What is it?
Why Import Substitution Industrialization strategy...
Why have coffee farming communities in Mexico fared better than
those in other Latin American countries?
They were more willing to diversify their crops.
They benefitted from subsidies from the U.S. and Canada.
They formed strong unions.
All of the above
Why did America negotiate the Gadsden Purchase with Mexico?
Select one:
a. The United States could exploit rich iron deposits in
northern Mexico.
b. The United States could acquire more slave-owning
territory.
c. The Mexican government could obtain more hard currency.
d. The United States cold acquire the most advantageous southern
route for a railroad to California.