PDF-Latin America Initiative

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYKey FindingsUruguay the rst country to legalize and regulate every level of the market for cannabis will be an important example globally for political leaders contemplating whethe. Challenges and Opportunities in Growing Markets. Sean Darragh. Executive Vice President, Global Strategies. Carmen Stacy. Director, Global Issues & Multilateral Affairs. Critical Markets . . 580 million. Robert Devlin and Graciela . Moguillanski. Comment by Carlos Alvarez. OECD Development Centre. Why industrial policy in Latin America?. Latin America has experienced high rates of growth but,. APSU. Why Study Latin America. Because it matters: . Latin . American countries have been our allies, our enemies, and our trading partners. The history, politics and economics of the United States is entangled with Latin America and increasingly our culture is being shaped by influences from countries south of the border. . Chapter 22, Section 4. By the late 1800’s the United States had built an empire that stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The nation needed a shorter, quicker route between the two oceans. “. ¡Viva México!. ”. In This Unit, We Will…. Explore the geography of areas with Latin American music. Explore the instruments used in Latin American music. Listen to music from different Latin American cultures, populations, and religious groups. 1791-1845. Independence Movements in Latin America. European domination of Latin . America. Spread . of Enlightenment . ideas. American . and French . revolutions. Growth . of nationalism in Latin America. Toussaint L’Overture and El Libertador . Background to A Rebellion. One of the key moments in the spread of the Atlantic revolutions to Latin America and the Caribbean was the Haitian Rebellion (1791-1804). Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Why and how did these dictatorships come to power?. What were the consequences of these dictatorships?. Socio-economic problems in Latin America. Adult illiteracy. Low GDP per Capita. a. Chapter 20, Section 3. Social and Ethnic Structures Cause Resentment. Peninsulares. – Members of the highest social class. Dominated Latin American political and social life. Creoles – . S. econd-class citizens. Group that causes many revolutions to be successful. In Latin America, most of the countries are quite ____.. They are what we would called ____ nations because they are still mainly agricultural based and do not have a great deal of money per person, or ____ income.. (WB PRWP 7795). Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán (World Bank). Luis-Felipe López-Calva (World Bank). Nora Lustig (Tulane University). Daniel Valderrama (Georgetown University). IEA 18. th. World Congress. Colonization of Latin America. Before Europeans arrived the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations ruled different parts of today’s Latin America. These indigenous people had developed their own cultures with unique languages and religions.. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. . Dr. Tomás Cobo Castro. Vice . President. . Spanish. General Medical Council. . UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge. Summary. Accreditation. . System. in . Spain. – SEAFORMEC.. New . agreement .