...Diana Montes Ms. Hart American Literature 8th of April, 2015 Corruption in the government system and in the 1920’s Mexico is a country that has become known to be very corrupt to its people, and this is mostly because of its Institutional Revolutionary Party, also known as PRI. This political party dominated Mexico’s political institutions for approximately seventy years. Many of its members that have served in Mexico’s government have corrupted Mexico in some way. Some of them have taken money from the country for their own selfish needs and robbed their own people. The main theme in The Great Gatsby is “Excessive wealth and materialism leads to carelessness, corruption, and destruction.” In connection to that, Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary...
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...government, and advanced technology. Its southern neighbor, Mexico, has not had as much luck. Mexico’s unfortunate terrain and unstable government has hindered its ability to gain any significant amount of wealth as a nation. In his novel, All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy shows us the difference in the wealth of these two nations through the travels of John Grady Cole and Lacy Rawlins. McCarthy gives readers an example of Mexico’s economic status when he writes, “How much they pay you? We was getting two hundred pesos a month. In Texas what do they pay for this work. I dont know. Hundred a month. Hundred dollars. Yessir. Eight hundred Pesos. Yessir. I reckon” (McCarthy 164). By writing about how much one would be paid for working on a ranch in Mexico compared to working on a ranch in America, McCarthy shows his readers the difference in the wealth of the two nations. An article from Time Magazine also gives readers an idea of what the Mexican economy is like by saying that, “The average Mexican worker makes 1 peso and 25 centavos an hour. At that rate, he has to work ten hours to buy lunch fro a family of five, 72 hours to pay an average rent in the center of the city, and 160 hours to buy a suit of clothes” (Time). Despite the close proximity of the United States and Mexico, the United States is the wealthier of the two nations due to the value of the Peso compared to the value of the dollar, the corrupt status of the Mexican justice system and government, and Mexico’s...
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...population whom were already where living in the young country know as Mexico. It all dated back to the Spanish Conquest when the Spanish, led by Hernando Cortez, enslaved most of Latin America. The notorious Mexican Drug Cartel’s didn’t one day decide to take over the failing country. It was a series of events that led up to the downfall of the government and the rise of a new age. That new age still exists today and is growing every second. The Cartel’s gained their power during the Cold War when Mexico’s government was focused on “internal enemies” when they were killing their own people thought to be in “guerilla groups”. These so called guerilla groups main intention was to protect themselves from the corrupt government but in time they evolved into what is now Mexican Drug Cartel’s. The main reason why the Mexican Drug Cartel’s exist today is because of Mexico’s corrupt government and how they handled the situation. The Mexican government has addressed this problem and has taken baby steps to their main goal and that is to stop these infamous drug cartels from whatever they are smuggling and what not. After World War II there was a slowing of economic growth in Mexico and at that very same time there was a large population growth. This did not go well for Mexico as they saw what little economy they had before slip away. The government still hasn’t rebounded and the economy is still as bad as it can be. Mexico has tried to seek aid from the U.S. but all we gave them was a little...
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...Over the past years, Mexico has experienced extreme changes due to the violent drug wars. Violence has presented itself in every neighborhood, every street corner, and even in the schools. Chalk outlines are seen drawn on various streets of homicide scenes. Thousands of people have lost their lives in the hands of drug traffickers. Life itself in Mexico, has taken a change for the worse. One may ask what the reasons are for this wave of violence. The most logical answer, of course, is to blame the criminals. It is the drug lords who are smuggling, transporting, and selling these drugs. They should be the ones held responsible, right? The answer to this question is deeply rooted in the history of corruption in the Mexican Government. The reason for this wave of violence in Mexico is because the people have began to stand up against the unjust behaviors of the Government. Mexico has been noted to have one of the worlds most corrupt governments in the nation. There have been allegations of corruption in politics, businesses and even the banking systems. The people of Mexico view the government as weak and unjust. Their inability to supply the people with their most basic needs and rights has left the people of Mexico with no choice but to remove their trust from the government. Like most corrupt systems, the Mexican Government acts on a system of hierarchy. They advocate for the rich and leave the poor to fin for themselves. Those who did advocate for the poor were viewed as rebels...
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...1. The purpose of this paper is to describe key points of the economy and political systems of Mexico and to discuss why they are important United States (US) interests. This paper will focus on trade, economic stability, political stability, and transnational partnership. 2. The Mexican economy presents opportunity and potential to the US. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) relieved numerous cross-border tariffs along Mexico’s northern border.1 The enactment of NAFTA heralded a 41 percent increase in US-Mexico cross-border traffic and was noted as the busiest border in the world.2 Mexico’s two most dominant exports include manufactured goods and crude oil.3 Mexico was rated the 7th highest nation for foreign investment opportunity due to its macroeconomic stability and enticed manufacturers.4 In addition, Mexico was determined the 12th biggest oil exporter in the world.5 The Chicontepec basin contains 40 percent of Mexico’s natural oil reserves and remains mostly untapped due to lack of oil extraction technology.6 Despite recent gains, roughly half of Mexicans live below the poverty line.7 Epidemic poverty offers a...
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...helping to overthrow the corrupt government; despite the reasons for hatred such as murdering U.S citizens and capturing land. One of Pancho Villa’s greatest acknowledgments to Mexican people was the help he provided during many of their struggles. He was born into a poor family, which made it more difficult to cope with when his father died at the age of 12 and had to become the man of...
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...War on Drugs in Mexico In Monterrey, Mexico lives Sister Consuela Martinez, a nun, and one of the few people not afraid to speak up against the violence caused by the drug cartels. Fourteen years ago, she came home to find cats on her front porch, all with slit throats, and a little message saying that she would be next. But surprisingly, she is still well and alive today. Most people who speak against the cartels do not live long. When issues are brought to public eye, cartels tend to lose profit. With publicity comes less freedom to conduct business in their own manner, so the cartels cut out the source (LA times). Beheadings and kidnappings are popular, and over the past 5 years over 48,000 people were killed, and roughly 5,000 people disappeared due to drug related incidents (CNN). The Mexican drug cartels have not always been so powerful. Before the 1980’s there was trade of opium and marijuana within Mexico and the U.S., but Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, a former Federal Judicial Police Agent, expanded to Columbia. With new connections to cocaine, he went to the top of the Medellin Cartel (the only cartel in Mexico at the time) ran by Pablo Escobar. In time, they grew in power and size, and Gallardo decided he would split up the cartel all over Mexico, thus forming the new cartels that reside in Mexico (PBS). Now, Mexico is one of the world’s largest suppliers of marijuana, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and the net earnings is anywhere from 13 billion to 48 billion a year...
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...Nick Berardi Homework Assignment #1 Due at start of class – Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Country Focus & Five Questions Chapter #2-Country Focus: Chavez’s Venezuela Page 42 Hill - Global Business Today 8th Edition Type each question and give answer below question. Answer the question consistent with the homework guidelines on page 4 of the syllabus. Management 470-International Business Management Fall 2014 Question 1: Under Chavez’s leadership, what kind of economic system is being put in place in Venezuela? How would you characterize the political system? (3 points) Under Hugo Chavez’s leadership, a democratic socialist system was formed. Chaves was a huge advocator for global capitalism beginning when he ran for office. Chavez’s first step toward holding power over the government was when he took over the distribution of resources around Venezuela. In 2005, he announced an increase in the royalties the government would collect from oil sales. He also seized control over the court system when he fired Supreme Court justices. Chavez also extended government control over the media as well. Lastly, Hugo Chavez took various enterprises into state ownership and required that other enterprises be restructured as “workers’ cooperatives” in return for government loans. Question 2: How do you think that Chavez’s unilateral changes to contracts with foreign oil companies will impact upon future investment by foreigners in Venezuela? Discuss each concept and...
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...or even a historical time period. Meaning that certain characteristics are right due to fitting into that setting, while other characteristics are wrong because of a cultural tradition. (Rosenstand, 2013). The corrupt behaviors which were discussed in Phase 2 discussion board were of two different companies, the two companies that I chose were Walmart and Nike. However, in this particular individual project I will focus on corrupt behaviors of Walmart. In today’s culture, there are three particular factors of behavior, thought and feeling and these patterns are considered normal only because they are and can be significant and useful. Normal behavior supports unity where abnormal does not come together with in an organization and can easily destroy the organization. The behavior of Walmart has destroyed a part of their integrity as it has caused a significant profit loss for the organization. Behavior thought and feeling are all different factors where a judgment can be placed on what is right and what is wrong. The fact that the behavior where Walmart was investigated for allegations of bribery to Mexico for their own gain and where they failed to report large sums of money for payment to Mexico to rapidly get building permits amongst other favors does not constitute that the behavior is or is not normal, due to no moral of right or wrong, as Walmart actually felt that they...
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...Mrs. Douglass 18 January 2010 Genocide in Mexico This paper explores incidents of genocide that occurred in Mexico from 1945 to 2001. Research focuses on four main episodes of genocide: the October 2, 1968 massacre in Tlatelolco; the Corpus Christi massacre on June 10, 1971; and Mexico’s Dirty War that occurred from the early 1970’s through the 1980’s; and the genocide of women that has been occurring since the Dirty War. Research indicates that the first three episodes of genocide were the responsibility of corrupt government leaders and the army and police that carried out the genocide under government orders (Krauze 725-752). Luis Echeverria, a leading figure in the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during the 1960’s and Mexico’s president from 1970 to 1976, was charged with genocide related to these events in 2004. However, the charges were dropped due to a judge ruling that the events took place too long ago (BBC 1). The fourth episode of genocide against women is due to the drug cartels and the corrupt government officials that are involved in crime in Mexico (Ramirez 1-2). From 1945 to 1964, Mexico was booming and prosperous because the Second World War had just ended and modernization and industrialization were priorities for the three Mexican presidents during those years. The presidents in office from 1946 until 1964 were Miguel Aleman, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Adolfo Lopez Mateos. During this time, Mexico had good relations with the United States...
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...relationship with the United States (the key foreign element in modern Mexican life); and the persistence of regional issues of great influence on national progress. * The most important trend in recent years, and one seemingly well set to continue, is the anchoring of democracy in Mexico. While Mexico has been a formal democracy since Independence, in reality the nation has been plagued by essentially a series of caudillos, representatives of local and regional power arrangements that have been successful at reaching national levels. * As the PRI’s dominance waned in the wake of growing calls for real democracy and an opening of the nation to the world in the 1970s, eighties and nineties, there was a true awakening of democratic forces in the country. New political forces such as the PAN (Partido Acción Nacional or National Action Party – centre-right) and the PDR (Partido de la Revolución Democrática or Party of the Democratic Revolution – centre-left) increasingly challenged the PRI and eventually, in 2000, this led to the electoral victory of the PAN under President Vicente Fox. This was the first time a non-PRI candidate had won a presidential election since 1929. * The trend in Mexico has been an opening of the state and the political system, undeniable improvements in the respect for the human rights of the population at large, and improved transparency and accountability. But those improvements, almost all observers would agree, have a long way to go before...
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...(Goodman, 2011) Mexico. Poor wretch. A PUT-UP JOB Barbara Wigman How to write a paper 9/20/13 LECTURER: W.G. GOLDMAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OF ARNHEM AND NIJMEGEN MEXICO. POOR WRETCH. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Part I: Origins of the war ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Part II: Government versus government ................................................................................................................. 3 Part III: A put-up job? .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Part IV: enclosure .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 1 HOW TO WRITE A PAPER. BARBARA WIGMAN MEXICO. POOR WRETCH. INTRODUCTION The war-on-drugs is a widely known phenomena all over the world. When pinpointing the war-on-drugs, Mexico is mostly the first country which comes to mind. Poor wretch, or not? It is no...
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...Police brutality should never be an everyday thing. Most of these protest are because the people feel averse towards police brutality or corruption. The world is finally awakening after being asleep for so long, our generation is realizing that the world they’ll live in won’t be a corrupt and unfair world. Protest in Mexico are one of the one that’s being strongest right now, Mexico is done with its corrupt government and the people who are blind towards the...
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...Andrew Jackson was an American soldier who was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 (he served two terms). During his first two years, there was a social scandal which turned political, this social scandal involved his friend and Secretary of War, John Eaton and was known as the Eaton Affair. This scandal showed people who were loyal to him and those seeking to overthrow, to remove the controversy he dismissed his entire cabinet in 1831 except the Postmaster General and used a group of unofficial advisors. During this time the group of unofficial advisors was called the “Kitchen Cabinet” by the president’s opponents. Although the controversy caused the removal of cabinet members, these members were corrupt and incompetent...
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...On April 22, 2012, the New York Times reported a scandal of bribery in Walmart’s Mexican subsidiary (Markowitz, 2012). Walmart’s actions created issues of legality and ethics. First, in 1977, Congress passed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that makes foreign bribery illegal (“Walmart’s Bribery”, 2013). Second, expanding into Mexico caused an ethical dilemma for Walmart as Mexican business practices regularly include bribery (Markowitz, 2012). After discussing Walmart’s bribery actions, Utilitarian practices, and the outcome, this paper will analyze the opposing Deontological model and propose a personal opinion of the proper business ethic for this situation. Walmart’s Actions In 2012, the New York Times revealed three details in the investigation of the Walmart bribery case. First, officials at Walmart de Mexico made cash payments of 24 million dollars to officials to alter city zoning to expedite building permits. Second, going back to 2005, Walmart learned of the bribery accusations and sent an investigator who reported that laws were being broken. Third, despite investigator recommendations to probe further, Walmart’s CEO stated the investigations were too aggressive and transferred the investigation back to Walmart’s general counsel in Mexico who authorized the bribes (Gusin, 2012). The Utilitarian Model of Business Ethics, Bribes, and Walmart The Utilitarian model states that decisions are based on outcomes that are “consistent with goals such as efficiency...
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