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Dear Students,
you have a choice to pick any country within the Latin American region. Please leave your questions or picks in the comments. I will compile and update this page as we get organized for the presentations.
In the meantime, here are some examples. Formulated in question form, they could read:
Looking at other countries:
you have a choice to pick any country within the Latin American region. Please leave your questions or picks in the comments. I will compile and update this page as we get organized for the presentations.
In the meantime, here are some examples. Formulated in question form, they could read:
- How has the war on drugs affected the economic performance of Colombia?
- To what extent has the internal armed conflict, affected Colombia's economic performance?
- How has internal displacement affected the economic performance of Colombia?
Looking at other countries:
- Has Chile's exemplary economic development led to an increase in inequality?
- How much of a role have Bolivia's social movements played in returning the country to an economic growth path? etc.
Benedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
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DeleteDear Students,
ReplyDeleteso far we have two countries taken, Colombia and Brazil.
Ready (country and topic) are:
Benedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
I could tell either something about Neo-Extractivism (focussing on social movements, which have changed the economic landscape after the neoliberal attempts of Sánchez de Lozada) in Bolivia or the economic impact of "bloqueos" there.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent! We have two students with countries and topics now.
Benedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
Maximilian Görgens: Neo-Extractivism in Bolivia, focussing on social movements, which have changed the economic landscape after the neoliberal attempts of Sánchez de Lozada.
I would like to talk about the effectiveness/impact of certification schemes (FairTrade, Organic etc.) on the coffee industry in Colombia. I.e. the (beneficial) effects on farmers income and the industry itself.
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. Stolpe, thank you. I have a couple of questions. First, could you broaden the question to the agriculture industry? Second, could you also mention some negative effects, if any? Please, remember to factor in the amount of time you can devote to this one credit seminar for your answers to the questions above.
DeleteDear Dr. Buitrago, I can try to look for additional information on the impact of certification schemes on different areas of agriculture, however, the data for the coffee industry seems to be better than the data on other areas. I will give it a try though. Negative impacts and limitations regarding the actual benefits for farmers/groups will definitely be part of the input, as there are quite some examples of negative impacts.
DeleteExcellent! Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteDear Students, we have three topics in the works that cover so far Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia.
Benedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
Maximilian Görgens: Neo-Extractivism in Bolivia, focussing on social movements, which have changed the economic landscape after the neoliberal attempts of Sánchez de Lozada.
Florian Stolpe: The effectiveness/impact of certification schemes (FairTrade, Organic etc.) on the agriculture industry in Colombia (poss. coffee). I.e. the (beneficial/detrimental) effects on farmers income and the industry itself.
Dear Students,
ReplyDeleteas you for sure already know, the seminar will have to be cancelled. I am sorry about that, but it really is out of my control. Hopefully, however, we will still have the chance to hold the seminar this semester.
I wish you a successful rest of the semester.
Miguel Buitrago
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DeleteYes, we received the message that the seminar will not take place as planned.
DeleteIn case we will be able to do the seminar, I´d like to speak about conflicts about natural resources in Latin america. There are "good" cases that demonstrate the problem in Brazil, Colombia and Peru, but lets see first if and when the seminar can take place. (Helen Deacon)
Dear Students,
ReplyDeleteI am glad we could work out a date for our seminar. The new date is January 20, 2018, from 10 am to 7 pm (19 Hours). We will meet in the Turmzimmer. The seminar was reduced to one day due to a reduced number of students still wanting to take it. I was informed of four students still interested: Görgens, Funke, Niinimäki, and Deacon.
So the distribution of work so far looks like this:
Benedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
Maximilian Görgens: Neo-Extractivism in Bolivia, focussing on social movements, which have changed the economic landscape after the neoliberal attempts of Sánchez de Lozada.
Dear Dr. Buitrago,
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late reply. I would like to choose Cuba and talk about the future perspectives of the Cuban economy. The title could be e.g. What are the future perspectives for the Cuban economy - any change ahead?
Dear Ms Niinimäki, Cuba sounds good, but please remember to adopt a socio-economic approach. Your analysis should address the interplay between social and economic issues.
DeleteDear Students, the latest list of projects looks like this:
ReplyDeleteBenedikt Funke: Bolsa Familia in Brazil - a view on conditional cash transfer schemes to reduce inequality
Maximilian Görgens: Neo-Extractivism in Bolivia, focussing on social movements, which have changed the economic landscape after the neoliberal attempts of Sánchez de Lozada.
Helen Deacon: Coal mining in Colombia. The cases of la Guajira and César.
Elina Niinimäki: Cuba?