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"It is with an almost fairy tale, open-eyed look of wonder that one must approach the recent history of Chile in order to understand the rapid succession of governments, ideologies, manipulations and tragedies that ensued there: this was not real in our contemporary understanding of politico-economic forces - this did not happen. But it did happen, and this paper will attempt to examine some of the forces - external and domestic - pushing within Chile during this period.


In 1964 Eduardo Frei, a Christian Democrat, was elected President of Chile with 56.1 percent of the total vote.. His was a coalition government, an assemblage of slightly-left, moderate and rightist parties. Frei's campaign was clandestinely funded by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency to the tune of double the amount per voter that the Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater..."

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"Cuban music reflects the island's international flavor, old Havana culture once known as the most stylishly sophisticated of all Latin societies, while the current music industry reflects Cuba's changing economy and political role in world politics. Cuba or Republica de Cuba's population of 10.1 million as of 1985 has a projected annual growth rate of 1.1 percent, or 110,000. Set in the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Tropic of Cancer, Cuba is strategically located at the entrance of both the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The 110,860-square-kilometer Republic of Cuba comprises the Cuban archipelago, a formation of some 3,715 islands, islets, and keys. It is approximately 150 miles south of Florida and 210 kilometers east of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Cuba is flanked by the island of Jamaica to the south, by the island of Hispaniola across the..."

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" When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World, they found flourishing civilizations firmly in place in the form of the Incas in Peru and the Aztecs in Mexico. Within a short time, the Spanish had destroyed these civilizations and eradicated much of their culture. In addition to the desire for conquest, gold, and plunder of all sorts, the conquistadors also saw themselves as carrying on a Holy Crusade to stamp out idolatry and to bring Christianity to these heathen peoples. The meeting between the Spaniards and the indigenous peoples of the New World was a culture clash in which the European would ultimately prevail, but elements of the indigenous cultures would survive and be adapted to the developing Christian society the conquistadors left behind. To a great degree, this was acculturation at the point of a sword, and the conquistadors..'

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"COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WORLD: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Community development, as the term is used in this literature review, refers to societal development at the level of local communities. Within this context, such development may occur in either rural or urban settings. Encompassed within the concept of community development are the creation of economic structures, the establishment of systems to deliver services to the residents of the community, and the policy and support mechanisms required to assure the availability of the human, physical, and financial resources required to establish and maintain the economic and social systems upon which community development is dependent.

Community development is largely a product of public policy.."

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"Brazilian Rainforests

Introduction
The intent in the following pages is to explore briefly the impact of changes in the Amazonian ecosystem, with particular emphasis on the way in which environmental problems affect the people of the region.

The Rainforest

Most people are familiar with the basic details of the situation in the Amazonian rainforests. They are aware that this is perhaps the lushest environment for life on earth, with a plethora of species that scientists indicate have not even yet been fully identified. Marguerite Holloway noted that while.."

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"Introduction
Brazil is the giant of Latin America, with over half its population and a larger economy than the rest of the continent combined. Even by global standards it is a giant, with one of the ten largest world economies and the fifth-largest land area (Hoover's Handbook, 1993, p. 520). The potentials and problems of the Brazilian economy are in proportion to the country itself. Brazil possesses great potential natural wealth, with a broad range of resources. The Brazilian economy can also lay claim to a thriving high-tech sector, and its arms industry has achieved notable success in export markets. "

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"No other people in history made of time so great a fetish as the Maya (Coggins, 1979; von Hagen, 1961). Without doubt, time - and man's perception of it - has played an important role in the development of civilizations throughout the world (Thompson, 1966). The pre-Columbian Mayan civilization was no exception to the general rule. Instead, it raised the science of time-keeping via the calendar to a level of accomplishment that was as accurate as the sophisticated, verified calculations of today. The question immediately raised, of course, is: Why? Why such a preoccupation with time? With record-keeping? With such single-minded attention to accuracy that the Mayans devised not one but three calendar systems? The answer, not surprisingly for a civilization that never progressed technologically into the post-Stone Age, lies in agriculture."

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"This study will examine Victor Villasenor's Rain of Gold, focusing on the life style options available to Mexican migrants to the United States in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The study will include consideration of assimilation, maintenance of cultural identity, marriage and family life, education, work, and other aspects of life for Mexican Migrants after the Revolution as described in Villasenor's history of the two sides of his family.


In general, the life style options for Mexican immigrants to the United States after the 1910 Revolution were very limited. At the same time, the fortitude and determination of the Mexicans to maintain and nourish their culture and sense of community remained strong. They took advantage of the opportunities which were available. The sense of endurance and celebration, along..."

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"This study will provide a critical analysis of "The Bow and the Lyre", by Octavio Paz. The book is subtitled "The Poem, The Poetic Revelation, Poetry and History," and it covers those subjects and many more. Its most essential subject, however, is the role which poetry has played and still plays in the lives of human beings. Paz says in his Foreword that he has written this book to try to answer a question: "From the time when I began to write poems, I wondered whether it was worth while to do so" . Of course, Paz does think it was worthwhile to write poetry, but he wants to find out under what circumstances it is worthwhile, and what the relationship is between poetry and politics.

What Paz finds is that true poetry is poetry which has the power to change the world in dramatic and lasting ways. Poetry is ... "

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"The purpose of this paper will be to briefly describe the biosocial aspects of coca production and consumption among the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes. Coca is a plant similar to the rosebush; the leaves of this plant contain a stimulating narcotic when chewed. Until the 1920s or thereabouts, depending upon prohibition by local ordinances, coca was used as the basis for flavoring popular soft drinks worldwide, hence "Coca Cola," and was a major Peruvian export commodity along with coffee. Coca is also the basis for cocaine, a powerful narcotic. At the turn-of-the-century a popular and oft-prescribed medication internationally, cocaine was gradually made illegal from the 1930s through the 1970s. In 1978, cultivation of coca for narcotics uses was made illegal in Peru. Cultivation of small ... "

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"This study will compare the treatment of women in Sandra Cisneros' collection of stories, "Woman Hollering Creek", Arturo Islas' novel "The Rain God", and Cherrie Moraga's non-fiction work "Loving in the War Years". The study will consider the sexuality of women, their relationships, and their ability to endure in the face of current obstacles and physical, moral and psychological traumas. The thesis of the paper will be that the three books, taken together, form a full portrait of Mexican and Mexican-American women. They should not be seen as being in conflict with one another, but rather as working together to give that full portrait of at least some of the alternative positions taken by women in that culture.

On the one hand, we find an extreme Chicana-lesbian-feminist viewpoint as expressed by Moraga. In the middle, we have ... "

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"Industrial Relations

Introduction
The intent in this paper is to look at the situation of a particular population within the labor movement, both in the U.S. and in Latin America. The focus is on exploring the activities of workers both in their home countries in Central America and as both legal and illegal immigrants in communities in the United States, with the city of Los Angeles used as an example.

Labor in Latin America
There is considerable variation in the situation, and activities, of potentially organized workers in the different Central American countries. All, however, are subject to pressures ..."

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"Ricardo Romo's History of a Barrio: East Los Angeles examines the wave of Mexican immigration into the U.S. during the early part of the twentieth century. He covers the various factors affecting the development of Mexican American communities; more specifically, he examines the resourcefulness of Mexican Americans who attempted to sustain a culture within a culture in the face of economic, social, and political discrimination.

Los Angeles has always depended on Mexican labor, as Romo frequently points out. The Mexican immigrants were good enough as cheap sources of labor, even if they were natively inferior to Anglos, as the commonly accepted sentiment in the early 1900s would have it. The economic interests of north-of-the-border industrialists and land barons were bolstered by inexpensive ..."

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"Introduction

A series of dramatic currency devaluations occurred in Chile between the late-spring of 1982 and the early summer of 1983 (Gibson & Tsakalotos, 1994, pp. 578-628). The most dramatic of these devaluations occurred in September 1982. This research examines the conditions surrounding these devaluations.

Development of the Situation
Most South American countries adopted economic policies in the 1930s that provided for heavy government intervention, regulation, and protectionism (Burki & Edwards, 1995, pp. 6-9). The first to abandon these policies in favor of market-oriented reforms was Chile in the 1970s.

Prior to the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in 1973, the Chilean state played a major role in managing the country's economy ..."

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"PRIVATIZATION IN EASTERN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA

Introduction
This research examines the process of privatization of economic enterprises in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Where appropriate, privatization efforts in Argentina and Brazil are highlighted when considering privatization in Latin America, and privatization efforts in the Czech Republic and Poland are highlighted when considering privatization in Eastern Europe. Privatization efforts in these regions are compared with similar efforts in other regions, and where possible the privatization of telecommunications services is highlighted. The effects of privatization on the economies of the countries discussed generally and the effects on the foreign debt levels of these countries are discussed."