The second world
- 1. The Second World written by: Parag Khanna Samantha Baker August 1, 2010
- 2. Chapter 15 Mexico: The Umbilical Cord Mexico: The Umbilical Cord Manufactured goods account for 80% of Mexico’s exports Over 300 maquiladores (assembly plants) have shut down and moved to China because of their rapid increase in exporting to the U.S. This has resulted in at least three hundred thousand jobs lost in Mexico, which has increased the number of illegal immigrants in America
- 3. Chapter 16 Venezuela: Bolívar’s Revenge Venezuela: Bolívar’s Revenge Oil has become very important for Venezuela It pushed Venezuela into the first world with other countries like America and China in the 1950’s However, Venezuela put all of their eggs in their oil basket and ignored their agricultural economy The decrease in oil prices of the 1980’s threw Venezuela into a world of hurt with increasing debts, rapid inflation, and much more
- 4. Chapter 16 Venezuela: Bolívar’s Revenge Cont. Venezuela: Bolívar’s Revenge Cont. Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, has the highest rate of deaths by gun in the world, the rate of kidnapping is increasing rapidly , and the city has some of the worst traffic in the world Water is more expensive than gasoline in Venezuela because of their amount of oil
- 5. Chapter 28 China’s first-world Seduciton China’s first-world Seduciton Japan is “the world’s most technologically and organizationally sophisticated country” Japan is the provides the largest amount of humanitarian aid in the world Thousands of Chinese students travel to Japan each year and there is an estimated amount of at least 400,000 Chinese people living in Japan
- 6. Chapter 17 Colombia: The Andean Balkans? Colombia: The Andean Balkans? 80% of Colombia’s population today is urban In the 1930’s 80% of the population were rural 60% of the population that lives below the poverty line in Colombia live in one of two areas: the Pacific Coast region or the Amazonian Llanos region 3.5 million people are internally displaced within Colombia, many live in the city Bogotá in slums This is the 3rd largest amount of internally displaced people in the world