...BACKGROUND PAPER ON HONDURAS 1. Honduras is a country located in Central America that is bordered by Guatemala, Nicaragua and Salvador. The vast northern coastline of Honduras touches the Caribbean Sea and its southern gulf opens into the North Pacific Ocean. Honduras is known for things such as having highly-rated vacation-getaways locations such as the island of Roatan and having the city with the one of the most murders per-capita in the world—San Pedro Sula. This paper will be specifically discussing the country’s economics and resources, it’s politics and social relations, and finally the United States’ (US) interest in the country. 2. To begin with, Honduras is ranked as the second poorest country in Central America, deals with a huge gap in distribution of wealth, and has high rates of unemployment. The economy reported an average economic growth of 3.3% from 2010-2015, which realistically isn’t enough to bolster the quality of life and living standards for the 65% of the population living in poverty....
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...Honduras has a population of 9,113,000, which gives it the 96th largest population out of all the countries in the world. The growth rate of the population is expected to be 2.8%, which the government believes is too high for their country. The adolescent pregnancy rate is extremely high and a major cause of the population growth rate increasing. Within the next ten years, the population is expected to grow all the way to 10,700,000. The dominant religion in Honduras is Roman Catholic by a significant margin due to the fact that 63% of the population identifies as such. 23% of the population identifies as Evangelist Christians, while the remaining 14% identifies as other religions. These other religions include Jews, Episcopalians, Greek...
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...At the time of the Conquest, the Maya were confined to a single unbroken area that includes all of the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize and the western portion of Honduras. The Maya may be thought of as the greatest culture-givers and innovators to the rest of the Central America. They developed advanced systems of mathematics, astrology, and writing; they built cities of stone temples and pyramids; and lived in a society with daily religious practices. Although the geographic region in which the Maya had occupied has since become multiple conventional political boundaries, there is a commonality of histories, cultures, economies, political systems, and geographic features shared by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. More specifically, The Gulf of Honduras, also called the Bay of Honduras, is an inlet of the Caribbean Sea extending as far north as Dangriga,...
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...Three young women arrived in British Honduras (Belize) early in June, 1962, filled with the idealism of the early days of the John F. Kennedy administration and a remarkable leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John XXIII. Papal Volunteers to Latin America (PAVLA) is the Catholic counterpart to Kennedy's Peace Corps. As volunteers for this Catholic organization, Abby, Molly, and Kate discover a world completely different from the one they grew up in. First, they are cautioned by the priests and nuns that oversee the volunteers that certain types of behavior will be expected of them while other activities will be frowned upon. The frowned-upon activities seem to be everything interesting. They are not to go around taking pictures so Molly hides her camera before one of the nuns can spot it. They are not to fraternize with members of the local populations, and they are particularly cautioned about mingling with the indigenous Garifuna people, the British, the Creoles, sundry foreign...
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...I was ten years old when I heard the news that a powerful Hurricane was going to hit Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras was the city where our house was located. We live in a large white and black house which was noticeable from streets above and below. This was the place where I spent all my childhood, but after the “Mitch” hit nothing was the same. The house in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is a system of changing signs because it has gone from a large family home, a memory making place, to being abandoned zone. The house in Honduras has changed from significantly over the past decade, moving from a small house to a large family friendly space. First, this house was originally made with 5 bedrooms, a huge living room, a enormous kitchen, and dining area, a big backyard and closed front, a big garage, and a little rural...
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...Independent Institute Working Paper Number 53 September 27, 2004 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 • 510-632-1366 • Fax: 510-568-6040 • Email: info@independent.org • http://www.independent.org Sweatshops and Third World Living Standards: Are the Jobs Worth the Sweat? Benjamin Powell and David Skarbek• Department of Economics San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0114 benjamin.powell@sjsu.edu ABSTRACT Many studies have shown that multinational firms pay more than domestic firms in Third World countries. Economists critical of sweatshops have responded that multinational firms’ wage data do not address whether sweatshop jobs are above average because many of these jobs are with domestic subcontractors. In this paper we compare apparel industry wages and the wages of individual firms accused of being sweatshops to measures of the standard of living in Third World economies. We find that most sweatshop jobs provide an above average standard of living for their workers. Benjamin Powell is an Assistant Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and the Director of the Center for the Study of Entrepreneurial Innovation at the Independent Institute. David Skarbek is an economics major at San Jose State University and intern at the Independent Institute. The authors thank Jeffery Hummel, Charles Murray, Larry Pratt and Edward Stringham for helpful comments on earlier drafts. Financial support from the American Institute for Economic Research is gratefully acknowledged...
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...most common in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Russia and the South pacific. Most other regions are either developed economies, or are on their way to becoming one. This paper will analyze the country of Honduras. It will describe the reasons for it being a developing nation and the issues that cause or are caused by their poor economy. Background Honduras is considered part of Latin America, and more specifically Central America. Among the other six countries in Central America, Honduras ranks the 2nd poorest and has a GDp per capita of $4,700. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America and has a GDp per capita of $4,500, only $200 less per capita than Honduras. Apart from the fact that Honduras is a less developed country, it is known for its beautiful beaches and nice weather. It lies approximately 1000 miles southwest of Miami and its Northeastern coast is nearly surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. Inward from the coast, the country changes to have roughly 48,200 square miles of mountainous regions. Government Economic planning is defined as a deliberate attempt by a country’s government to coordinate economic decisions over a long period and influence, direct, or control the level of growth of a nation’s economic variables, to achieve predetermined objectives. Honduras could use both partial (a particular part...
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...of the Americas logo The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) (Spanish: Área de Libre Comercio de América [ALCA], French: Zone de libre-échange de Amérique [ZLÉA],Portuguese: Área de Livre Comércio das Américas [ALCA], Dutch: Vrijhandelszone van Amerika) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas excluding Cuba. In the latest round of negotiations, trade ministers from 34 countries met in Miami, United States, in November 2003 to discuss the proposal.[1] The proposed agreement was an extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Opposing the proposal were Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Dominica, Nicaragua and Honduras (all of which entered theBolivarian Alternative for the Americas in response), and Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Discussions have faltered over similar points as the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks; developed nations seek expanded trade inservices and increased intellectual property rights, while less developed nations seek an end to agricultural subsidies and free trade in agricultural goods. Similar to the WTO talks, Brazil has taken a leadership role among the less developed nations, while the United States has taken a similar role for the developed nations. Free Trade Area of the Americas began with the Summit of the Americas in Miami on December 11, 1994, but the FTAA came to public attention during...
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...Final Paper 8/31/15 GS2745: Advance Strategies for the Technical Professional What do I plan on doing with my degree? Well, this first degree is an Associate’s in NSA which is Networking System Administrator. I would like to find a job in this field as an entry-level. The reason behind that decision is because; I really do not have the hands on experience as most of my classmates. I have always believed in the start of a good foundation, and I think I should start from the bottom and build myself up. An associate degree is just the start to my path in this future of technologies. I have struggled most of my life, and then I join the service after high school. Why did I do that? I really didn’t have any direction in my life. I was clueless when it came down to what career I really wanted to see myself doing and truly enjoying it. The hardest part was admitting that I had no interest in anything. So that’s when I decided to join the military thinking that with time I could figure out what is my passion and I truly enjoy doing. After completing four and a half years of active duty, being deployed to Iraq and going overseas to Honduras it opened my eyes. That’s when I noticed I love all about the computer Intel and secret missions. What is military intelligence? It’s the primary mission of military intelligence in the United States Army is to provide timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence and electronic warfare support to tactical, operational and strategic-level...
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...Research project: The relationship between: the annual growth rate of GDP per capita and the public expenditure in Latin America. F29 F33 F43 O19 My goal for this research project is to examine the relationships that exists in between the annual growth rate per capita and public expenditure in Latin America. What I wanted to see is if a higher growth rate of GDP meant that a higher percentage was spent in the public sector. Data was gathered from the ECLAC, The World Bank and also the International Monetary Fund. Introduction The reason I was very attracted in this research is because as someone born in South America and lately Latin America has been doing better than before, and visiting South America the past year I have seen how infrastructure has improved lately so I was very interested in seeing how big of a role public expenditure plays in countries that are developing. Expenditure on welfare, health and education are an essential part of what governments do to enhance the quality of life of their citizens and the human capital base of their societies. My focus on public and social expenditure in Latin America is mainly guided by the concern of how Governments utilizes existing policies and seeing how these theories and policies have helped increase Latin America’s GDP. In Latin America we find a great variation in social policy regimes; ranging from Uruguay and Argentina, where a large majority of the population is covered by social policy and has decent...
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...cage, the antique vase from ancient Babylonian times and off course a bottle of wine that would knock even Donald Trump’s socks off. There is however a touch of dirtiness to the acquisition of these items and as I think back it brings a nervous yet satisfying smile to my face. My method of acquiring, smuggling and authenticating these banned and in some cases fine copies of valuable objects relied on my understanding of how foreign customs worked, identifying the loopholes that could be taken advantage of and a comprehension of the underground market. I have always been an admirer of Brazilian Big-Leaf Mahogany and was prepared to go the distance in order to acquire the desired amount. I discovered via my research that most of this mahogany in Brazil was grown in suburbs or farms that were a decent distance away from city centers. It only took a few hundred reals in order for me to get in touch with local mahogany grower. For the right price he seemed quite carefree to give me a portion of harvest. I then contacted a smuggling party I had already had a deal with to take the mahogany to the airport. Next came the...
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...unique regime to attract and allocate FDI efficiently. Despite having little natural endowments and regional advantages, Costa Rica has ever since been the economic vanguard among the Latin America community for the last past half decade, with remarkable level of development within knowledge-intensive industries. Furthermore, the country’s early acceptance and adoption of various trade liberalization schemes have created a destination that a number of economists have been referring as ‘investment haven’ for exported products and services. The case of Costa Rica, henceforth, is exemplary for developing countries, not only in regard to attracting pure FDI, but also supervising its spillover effects as a means to stimulate the economy. This paper does not quantify in detail the effects, but rather focuses on a sweeping analysis on Costa Rica’s political historical and possible future approaches in FDI facilitation and administration. I. Introduction In term of historical economic development, Costa Rica started off as any third-world countries, being a major exporter of agriculture products, namely bananas, coffee and sugar. Following a period of internal turbulences and civil wars up until the end of 1940’s, Costa Rica exerted its effort on...
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...is Student Success Leader, which is similar to a peer-counselor. With the other brief job, I was a tour guide for the CUNY-wide College Explorers program, which gives tours to middle school students, with the intent of having them go to college. I volunteer for South Bronx United, where I serve as a youth tutor to high school students. I was also offered an opportunity to work as a tutor for the math department at BCC, seeing how well I did on the placement exam and both my Calculus courses, I declined the offer because of all the tasks I was doing. Lastly, I was offered an opportunity by general chemistry II professor to do research with him. The research is on “the Determination of chemical composition in rainwater and snow in different locations at Bronx Community College of City University of New York (BCC).” In the end, I decided not to do the research as I was trying to make going to classes, working and volunteering along studying and doing homework all happen. I am also in a program called Academy for Transition to Health Professions (ATHP), which is an exclusive program that gives students with a strong academic potential to excel at the...
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...Note: The underlined text has been personalized by the author of the module. Feel free to delete or modify the text if you would like to insert your own stories. Slide 1: Title Slide Thank you for joining us for Module 1: Introduction to Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC). My name is Winston Liaw, and I am an Assistant Professor in Family Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and teach at the Fairfax Family Medicine Residency Program. Slide 2: Disclosures for Continuing Medical Education (CME) (No accompanying text) Slide 3: Agenda In this module, we will be reviewing the definitions that pertain to COPC, COPC’s history, the benefits of engaging in COPC, the steps involved in COPC, the barriers in implementing COPC, and the reasons why you should involve learners in this process. Slide 4: Objectives By the end of the module, I hope that you will be able to define COPC, list 3 seminal figures in the history of COPC, state the steps involved in COPC, list the potential members of a COPC team, state the barriers to initiating COPC activities, and provide an example of a COPC activity. Slide 5: Maezie This is my daughter Maezie. We have loved getting to know her. But with my wife and I working full time jobs and not having family in the area, we have had to rely on relatives in our extended families, friends, neighbors, and the occasional stranger and have been constantly reminded that it really takes a village to raise a child. Slide 6: Marriage of...
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...CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS A World Bank Policy Research Report CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS REDUCING PRESENT AND FUTURE POVERTY Ariel Fiszbein and Norbert Schady with Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Margaret Grosh, Nial Kelleher, Pedro Olinto, and Emmanuel Skoufias ©2009 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org E-mail: feedback@worldbank.org All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 09 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgement on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions...
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