ASSIGNMENTS FOR LAS 200

Assignment # 3. Due Thursday May 3, 2007

Answer the following questions from the readings:
1. How is Latin America’s political landscape defined in Article 1, and what is one of the fundamental questions raised about its political future?



2. Who was Sergio Bitar and what was his strategy as part of Chile’s globalization efforts?



3. According to Article 2, what has happened to Venezuela’s two main opposition parties? What are the names of these two parties?



4. What did Latinobarómetro recently report about Latin American political attitudes across the continent?



5. According to Article 3, what does “Chavismo” represent?


6. What is perhaps the most glaring policy mistake made by the US towards Latin America recently?



7. According to Article 4, what does the recent Latinobarómetro poll published in the Economist suggests about Latin American’s view of democracy?



8. What two things are clear after a decade of polling about political attitudes in Latin America?



9. According to Article 5, what is the MFA and what is its potential impact on textile exporters in Latin America?



10. What did Sara Lee do in response to the MFA over the past year?



Submit your answers ON THIS SHEET no later than class time on May 3, 2007.

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