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Current economic relationship between United States and Latin America
Zapletalová, Veronika ; Hnát, Pavel (advisor) ; Vrňáková, Irena (referee)
This thesis is about current economic relationship between United States and Latin America. The first chapter describes region of Latin America and his economic relationship with the U.S. Furthermore there is a short summary of the historical development of regional integration. The second chapter is focused on three particular countries: Brazil, Colombia and Chile. It explains their bilateral relationship with the United States and describes merchandise trade and trade in services. Investment climate and direct foreign investments are also mentioned in this chapter.
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The Great Depression (1929) and Its Influence on Political and Economic Life in Latin America
KUŠNIERIK, Michal
The Bachelor Thesis entitled `The Great Depression (1929) and Its Influence on Political and Economic Life in Latin America{\crq} is split into three main chapters and six sub-chapters. The first chapter discusses the roots of the world economic crisis in the United States of America which played the key role in Latin American countries. The second chapter is entitled `Economic Consequences of the World Depression{\crq} and deals with the economic situation before the start of the ``Big Crack``. It primarily highlights different approaches to addressing the consequences of the crisis, including a proactive economical policy and a passive economic policy. The former relied on government regulation of the economy, while the latter was based on the policy of non-interventionalism. The third last chapter is focused on political impacts of the Great Depression, in particular those affecting the shape of the state system. This section examines the rise of right-wing populist military dictatorships, the emergence of ideas of communism and the decline of democracy.
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Conflict in Colombia and its impacts on the neighbour countries
Lipková, Alena ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work is dedicated to Colombia's conflict. Its objective is to sum up its implications on neighbour states. Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Panama have to cope with the invasions of Colombia's guerrillas and paramilitary groups, waves of refugees who look for asylum in other countries in order to run away from acts of violence of their homeland or with increasing trend in cultivation of illicit crops. The United States of American intervenes significantly in the situation by trying with Plan Colombia to lower the quantity of cocaine coming from this region to American's markets. Brief conflict's development and characteristics of its actors, analysis of the relations among countries within the conflict and 3 possible scenarios of future development are used to achieve the main objective of the work.
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The Development of the Colombian Conflict after President Uribe Took his Office
Stiborová, Adéla ; Kochan, Jan (advisor) ; Jeníčková, Martina (referee)
This work deals with the colombian president Álvaro Uribe who took his office 2002. The main objective is to assess the proceedings of Uribe and to outline some other steps that could be made. The work summarizes the reasons of the conflict deduced from history on the basis of historic-logical method, describes and compares the actors of the conflict, above all the leftist guerillas FARC and ELN and the rightist organisation AUC. Also deals with the influence of the cocaine. The fundamental part is the describtion of the proceedings made by Uribe in his electoral term and the description of the cooperation with the USA which attepts to solve this problem. All aroud Uribe succeded in allaying the conflict and also the situation with some actors was almou solved. Nonetheless the step sof Uribe lack the complexity.
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Impacts of drug trade in select states of Latin America
Kmetíková, Nina ; Písař, Pavel (advisor) ; Lipka, David (referee)
In the introduction of my thesis, devoted to the drug trade in select states of Latin America, I will address the topic of cocaine and its history. This is important for understanding the significance of the drug in the world, and -- especially in Latin America -- for comprehending that in these countries cocaine has such a strong tradition that attempts to prevent the cultivation of coca and subsequent trade with the drug will probably never succeed. I will further examine the economic and social situations in countries of Latin America and emphasize the fact that people there often have no other alternative than to engage in criminal activities, again for the most part related to cocaine. I will evaluate anti-drug policies in select Latin American countries and their effectiveness -- or rather ineffectiveness -- and conversely attempt to describe how great an influence the narco-mafia has on the economics and politics of given states and on their representatives. I intend to focus my thesis primarily on three Latin American states: Colombia, as the largest supplier of cocaine; Mexico, which is the primary transit country, through which drugs travel from Colombia to the United States, and Brazil, where children's gangs connected with drugs form.
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Development Policy of the European Union with Focus on Colombia
Malá, Václava ; Abrhám, Josef (advisor) ; Jelínek, Tomáš (referee)
Bc. Malá, Václava: Development Policy of the European Union with a view to Colombia, Prague. Department of World Economy, Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics in Prague, 2009, 68 pages, Head: Ing. Josef Abrhám, Ph.D. The thesis focuses on the issue of the evolution of development policy and administration of development aid by the European Union as whole (i.e. the European Commission) as well as by individual member states. The case study looking into Colombia analyses putting the development policy and development assistance into practice. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter defines historical links between the European and developing countries, stipulates basic notions connected to the issue as well as defines the European Union institutions having development policy and development assistance in their respective agendas. Various forms of development aid are described at the end of the first chapter. The second chapter deals with prospective trends in the progress of development policy and development aid. Therefore, the Lisbon Treaty and the 10th European Development Fund are analysed in particular. The third chapter focuses on how development policy and development assistance are exercised in the Colombian case. The conclusion of the thesis contains a statement about a substantial importance of European Union in the field of granting international development assistance.
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Position of Ecuador in the Andean Community of Nations
Vašutová, Helena ; Adamcová, Lenka (advisor) ; Harmáček, Jaromír (referee)
The main aim of this thesis is to analyse Ecuador's economy and compare it with the other members of the Andean Community, to find out the purposes and aims of the Andean Community and above all to define the significance of membership for Ecuador. In the first chapter, Ecuador is generally characterised, the political development is described, an economic analysis is done by the main macroeconomic indicators, the structure of sectors is described and there is an analysis of the international trade. In the second chapter there is a brief description of the history and main aims of the Andean Community and the actual situation of the integration process. Also the relationship of Ecuador with the other members is described. In the last chapter, Ecuador is compared economically and socially with the other member countries. At the end of the chapter there is an analysis of Ecuador's trade with the other members.
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Origins of Violence in Colombian Society in the 20th Century
Bílá, Kateřina ; Pešková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Němec, Jan (referee)
Práce zkoumá příčiny násilí v Kolumbii především ve 20. století. Zabývá se socioekonomickými podmínkami země a postavením politických stran a jejich vlivem na společnost, důraz je kladen i na možnost aktivní participace obyvatel na politickém životě. Definuje jednotlivá období násilí a hledá u nich možné kořeny konfliktů. Větší pozornost zaměřuje na válku dosud probíhající, určuje její charakter a aktéry, zmiňuje její historii i současný vývoj.
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