Simon Bolivar and Ponciano Arriaga: Their Contributions to the Independence of Latin America
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the impacts of Simon Bolivar and Ponciano Arriaga, with a focus on their ideologies. This paper integrates a view of each of these men and their contribution to the independence of Latin American. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Slavery in Latin America
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This 8 page paper looks at black slavery in the Latin countries and why slavery differed from region to region. Brazil is one country of focus in this analysis. Economics is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA349slv.rtf

Slavery In The United States And Brazil
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This 6 page paper offers a brief overview of slavery in these two countries, including when slavery began in each country, why it was practiced and how and when it ended. Brazil, who imported ten times the number of slaves in the U.S. was also the last country to abolish slavery. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGslv.rtf

Social Code for Women in Colonial Latin America
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A 3 page paper which discusses the social code for women in Colonial Latin America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAwmnltn.rtf

Social Hierarchies in Colonial Latin America
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This 6 page report discusses the social hierarchies -- gender, ethnicity, class -- of colonial Latin America. The social histories of nations throughout Latin America provide important insights on the intricate nature of political and cultural groups of a colonial society. As a result, those insights contribute substantially to the reexamination of relationships of power and popular culture in colonial Latin America and the study of the political and cultural influences in the everyday lives of ordinary people. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWcollan.wps

Studies of Latinos in the United States by Gonzalez and Flores in Regards to Political Participation, Myths about Immigrants, Free Trade Zones and Cultural Hybridity
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Gonzalez’ and Flores’ works on Latinos in the United States. Juan Gonzalez’ “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” (2000) and Juan Flores’ “From Bomba to Hip-Hop: Puerto Rican Culture and Latino Identity” (2000) address several issues relating to Hispanics in the United States and in turn the affect the United States has on Latin America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean countries in regards to free trade agreements. Gonzalez addresses among other issues the barriers encountered by Latinos to fully participate in the U.S. political system, the myths portraying Latino immigration as a burden to the government, and the impact of the free trade zones. Flores provides an extensive coverage of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States including the feeling of cultural hybridity. Together these two authors have provided an important collection of material needed in the study and understanding of the extensive population and multicultural issues which relate to Latinos and the United States. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TJJuanG1.rtf

Supermarkets In Central America
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of the supermarket industry in Latin America with an emphasis on Central America. In the early 1990s, supermarkets held only about a 10 to 20 percent market share of all retail food sales, today, they have more than a 50 percent market share. The essay identifies supermarket companies that are dominant in several countries, including Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, and reports their growth as well as some of the mergers consolidating the industry. Statistical data are reported. 1 Table is included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGsprmk.rtf

The “Washington Consensus” and Latin America
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A 9 page definition of the so-called “Washington Consensus”. This paper asserts that this definition has evolved over time. The concepts it embraces can be illustrated in Latin American some two decades before the term was even coined! Bibliogrphy lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPglbWashConsensus.rtf

The Aztecs and the Incas
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A 4 page paper which examines and compares the systems of the Aztecs and the Incas as it involves tributes in the 16th century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAaztc.rtf

The Brazilian Electricity Market; Can A Futures Market Increase Stability?
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This 10 page paper looks at the futures market and considers how its introduction may reduce the volatility in the spot market in Brazil. The paper considers the influences on both sport and future prices prior to applying the framework to the volatile markets. Although the Brazil Electricity market is used the argument may equally apply to many other commodity markets. The Bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEbrazel.wps