Expropriation

plotted their return, they had to watch the restored Spanish overlords annul the independence movement’s liberal transformations. A Tribunal of Vigilance and Public Security set up a reign of terror — torture, jailings, executions, deportations, expropriations — to curb defiance. A century and a half later, in 1973, a tyrannical regime of violence visited Chile once more in the name of conservative values and oligarchical interests. The dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet not only attacked the…

Kellogg’s has become a trusted brand of breakfast and snack foods worldwide with over 180 countries selling different products and having manufacturing plants in 18 countries (“A Whole World of Wholesome”). One popular treat that doubles as a breakfast and a snack food is the Pop Tart. Pop Tarts have been a top-selling product in the United States and are also popular in the other countries where they are available: Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and the United Kingdom.…

Brazil is the largest country of South America and the fifth largest of the world. Its total area is approximately 8,514,877 square kilometers which is 3,287,564 square miles. It is on the Eastern part of the continent and it borders the Atlantic Ocean with a coastline of 7,491 km. In addition, Brazil also borders all countries of South America except for Chile and Ecuador. The topography consists of a flat surface with gently sloping lowland, and some mountains and rounded hills as well. Some…

“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes compares the history and the soul of black communities to four great rivers around the world. The poem takes the reader on a historical journey through different places and times. It links black history with the birth of civilization and the creation of the world: “I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.” Hughes conception of the black experience and rich ancient existence in “The Negro Speaks…

The movie “The bicycle thief” is a neorealist Italian drama. The protagonist of the plot is an unemployed man, Antonio Ricci. The movie aptly depicts the state of post-world economic unrest. The lack of job opportunities resulted is alienation of labour, which Marx considers to be a state where labour is external to the worker. Under such a situation work is just a tool for survival. Given an option the worker would prefer not to work. This gives us the idea that such a kind of labour is more…

occurred at a gradual rate, it occurred in large part to the concept of “war capitalism”. Beckert defined the notion of war capitalism as the means of increasing the production or efficiency of a system through the means of violence and coercion. Expropriation of lands across the world, the utilization of enslaved labor, genocide, and militarization of trade were all fundamental components of this system of inhumanity. In the late eighteenth century, British merchant Samuel Greg established…

United States, Target will be required to implement a completely different strategic approach for expansion into Mexico than it did into Canada. For Mexico, Target must enter the market via joint venture. Joint venture will “reduce the risks of expropriation and harassment by the host country” (Deresky, 2012). Wal-Mart entered the market in this manner and it has been incredibly successful with its operations in…

Juxtaposition of corruption level in Canada and Uganda. Most recent corruption perceptions index issued by the Transparency International have positioned Canada on 9th being one of the highest ranked countries in the world corresponding to one of the least corrupted, where Uganda was ranked 139th (2015). With clear gap between these country’s ranks, Uganda show greater opaqueness in their governing mechanisms, driving away potential foreign investment opportunities compared to Canada.…

In the past few years, Brazil had gotten their hyperinflation under control and it was estimated to be 8% in the future. Brazil was the second largest trading partner with the US and the nation’s economy was going to be the sixth largest in the world by 2015. For Wiley and the automobile industry Brazil’s 3-4% growth rate in the next few years presented a great opportunity given its influence in the Latin American economies. Other advantage and disadvantages of locating its operations in Brazil…

contribute little or nothing to the well being of the nation and its society, then this may create unacceptable hostile behaviour from the business community and labour organisations. In extreme cases, this may lead to either nationalisation or the expropriation of the assets of foreign firms from the host country government and create a black dot on international investment decisions of the firms. Similarly, a breach of a stipulated code of conduct by international firms in a host country…