In Pursuit Of Profit: A Primer on the New Transnational Investment
UnpublishedJanuary/February
1996
Volume:
29
Number:
4
Article
Transnational corporations touch our lives in a multitude of ways. They make most of the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the household products we use.
Hector Figueroa
As you read this article, there is a good chance that you or someone close to you is wearing clothing imported from Latin America. A quick check of the label may reveal that it is a shirt from the Gap made in Honduras, a pair of Lee Ryder jeans made in Brazil, Bali underpants made in Guatemala, a Levi's golf shirt made in the Dominican Republic, or a Haggar sports jacket made in Colombia.
This guide, reprinted here by NACLA, is produced as a public service by World Views LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN (a regional division of WorldViews, formerly Third World Resources). It includes informa- tion on organizations whose principal concerns are the nations and people of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gary Gereffi & Lynn Hempel
During the latter half of the twentieth century, the organization of the world economy has changed in fundamental ways. Until the end of the Second World War, the advanced industrial countries of western Europe and the United States controlled most of the world's trade and industrial pro- The industrialization gap between North and South has been nar Industrialization may be losing th it once had as hallmark of developer duction.
Cuba Coverage I was very impressed with your report on Cuba [Sept/Oct, 1995]. It was broad and comprehensive, giving the reader a good sense of the difficult reality facing Cuba today.
LEFT ESTABLISHES ITS PRESENCE IN GUATEMALAN ELECTIONS DECEMBER 4, 1995 Held amidst continuing insta- bility and an unresolved civil war, the November 1995 general elections in Guatemala did not bring sweeping changes to the country. However, the emergence of the left as a new political force could pave the way for future political openings.
Silent Revolution: The Rise of Market Economics in Latin America by Duncan Green, Latin America Bureau/Monthly Review Press, 1995, 266 pp., $16 (paper).
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The "Violence" of Aristide On November 7, 1995, newly elected legislative deputy Jean Hubert Feuill6, a cou- sin and political ally of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was gunned down in a commando-style attack by right-wing forces. In an angry eulogy at the funeral, Aristide vent- ed his frustration with the intema- tional community's half-hearted commitment to disarmament.
Doug Henwood
Countries that commit themselves to a policy of free capital flows must realize that they've put themselves at the mercy of these often whimsical, unaccountable forces. As the twentieth century winds down, futurists evoke a wondrous world of hi-tech gadgetry and freedom.
Barbara Briggs & Charles Kernaghan
My name is Judith Yanira Viera. I am from El Salvador and I am 18 years old.
Jean Franco
In July of last year, several mem- bers of the Argentine planning committee that had drawn up the guidelines for a national curriculum resigned when they discovered that changes to their proposal had been made, apparently by the Minister of Education under pressure from the Catholic Church. Mention of Darwin and Lamarck had been eliminated, references to sex educa- tion had been erased, and the word "gender" had been replaced by "sex.
Gary Gereffi & Lynn Hempel
The East Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs) have been uniquely successful in using export-ori- ented industrialization as a route to continuous industri- al upgrading and integrated national development. A major reason for this positive outcome is that exports in East Asia have been spearheaded by local private firms, who have used their linkages with foreign buyers to pio- neer original equipment manufacturing and original brand-named manufacturing export roles.
Helen Shapiro
In April, 1994, the vice-president of General Motors of Brazil (GMB) made a special appearance on prime-time television. Instead of the standard sales pitch, he asked viewers to stop buying the Corsa, GM's hottest-selling car.