Latin America: Dependency to Neoliberalism Current News and Weather Human Rights in Latin America Latin America in the Global Economy Coca Production Cochabamba Water War Social Indicators For Next Class: Read Chapter 5 (pp. 192-205)

Romero What were your reactions to watching the film Romero?

Archbishop Oscar Romero Assassinated 24 March 1980 in El Salvador by the military government http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=oscar+romero+life+you+tube&FORM=VIRE6#view=detail&mid=A2035DCDDD005E4D9B55A2035DCDDD005E4D9B55

Latin America in the Global Economy Figure 4.6.1 Dependency Theory Neoliberal Policies Dollarization Center of trade and finance Figure 4.6.2 Panama Canal

Insurgencies and Drug Trafficking Columbian National Police Figure 4.34 Figure 4.33

Coca Eradication and Alternative Development Growth of Illicit Coca Production – tied to 1985 privatization of economy when 30,000 state employed miners lost their jobs and then migrated to a prime coca area in the Chapare Alternative development programs sponsored by the U.S. have been a major failure Forced eradication of coca and human rights violations were widely reported in the 1990s Evo Morales emerged as the principal leader of the Cocaleros (coca farmers) and is now the president of Bolivia

Cochabamba’s War Over Water December 1999 to April 2000 Origins of Water Crisis Drought (in association with El Niño) Rural to urban migration, increased demands Inefficient management In the context of economic globalization, Aguas del Tunari, a subsidiary of Bechtel Co., bought the exclusive water rights La Coordinadora – opposition group Oscar Olivera – spokesperson

Economic and Social Development Middle-income countries Diversity among and within countries Reduction of extreme poverty

Development Strategies Pre-1980s Economic diversification and urbanization Mixed levels of industrialization Debt and hyperinflation 1990s on Neoliberal reforms Privatization Direct foreign investment Free trade Growth and income disparities

Development Strategies Maquiladoras Informal Sector Primary Export Commodities

Global Coffee Production Latin America: 58 percent of the world’s production Fair trade and organic coffee

The Energy Sector Increased, diversified, and cleaner energy sources Oil exports Natural gas Biofuels Increased consumption

Latin America in the Global Economy Dependency theory Foreign investment and remittances Panama Canal expansion Dollarization

Social Development Improved social well-being Extreme variations Conditional cash transfer programs Nongovernmental organizations Extreme variations Rural and urban Regional Race and gender

The Status of Women Women’s Role in Politics