Assignment #3 Global Logistics – Maquilodoras In 1965‚ the Mexican government launched the Border Industrialization Program (BIP)‚ better known as the Maquiladora Program. This program’s original purpose was to absorb the excessive amount of unemployed people who resided along a narrow-band of land on the Mexican side of the American-Mexican border. Tens of thousands of Mexicans were returning from the United States upon the termination of the Bracero program that allowed Mexican agricultural
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The Maquiladoras Abstract The research presented here examines the history‚ the pros and cons‚ and the future of maquiladoras along the United States and Mexico border. If you have ever had the opportunity to travel across the border it only takes a moment to see the maquiladoras flourishing in the Mexican border towns. Having had the opportunity on several occasions to take high school students on mission’s trips to work in orphanages in these border towns makes this subject of special interest
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What is really happening in the maquiladoras in Mexico? We all hear about how dirty and dangerous factories in America are but not maquiladoras. What are maquiladoras? they are Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico. In the painting “Self Portrait Along the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States” by Frida Kahlo‚ one of Mexico’s most famous artist‚ She shows how America is affecting her country‚ Mexico. She painted
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the gender oppression is further linked to other forms of the exclusion l. In the Mexican maquiladora case‚ their gender oppression is linked to exclusion of nationality‚ the Mexican women. In the Sangtin collective‚ their gender oppression is linked to casteism‚ the poor Dalit women. In the case of Microfinance loans‚ it is connected to material wealth‚ lack of resources for women. (b) In the Mexican maquiladora case‚ the project’s goal
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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HUXLEY MAQUILADORA Problem Statement: Steve Phillips‚ head of the Huxley Maquila project team‚ had to make a suggestion about moving production to Mexico. After six months of investigation‚ a final report outlining the results was prepared and was given to Steve. His job now was to give some recommendation to board of directors about whether to establish the manufacturing plant in Mexico and if so‚ where and how. Sub-Problems/Issues: • Increase in knowledge intensity of defence product
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty Pros 1. The Death Penalty allows families that have been suffering some closure. 2. Helps lessen the problem of overpopulated prisons. 3. Provides a deterrent for inmates already on Death Row. 4. Justice is better served. 5. Prisoner parole or escapes allows for another chance to kill. 6. Give a chance to prosecutors in bargaining in the plea bargain process. In the state of California there are too many liberals that make rules
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