The Violence of Development

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Category: Plan Puebla-Panamá (PPP) – Project Mesoamerica

Original infrastructure proposals of the Plan Puebla-Panamá

4th January 2015 Chapter 7 / Free trade treaties / Plan Puebla-Panamá (PPP) – Project Mesoamerica

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Chapter 7

Introduction

Exports of primary products as a percentage of total exports, by value, Central America
Exports of primary products as a percentage of total exports, by value, Central America (Table)
Siete de cada 10 empleos fueron creados en sector informal
Seven out of every 10 jobs created were in the informal sector

The failure to industrialise

The failure to industrialise
Exports of manufactured goods as a percentage of total exports, by value
Inequality and unfair competition? [Cartoon]
How “Good Regulatory Practices” In Trade Agreements Erode Protections For The Environment, Public Health, Workers And Consumers

Free trade treaties

SICA: Central American Integration System

Guatemala offers El Salvador a port on the Atlantic Coast
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI)

The Role of China

Central America Between China and the United States
Nicaragua and China Speed Up Implementation of Free Trade Deal

Free Trade Treaty of the Americas (FTAA)

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Plan Puebla-Panamá (PPP) – Project Mesoamerica

Original infrastructure proposals of the Plan Puebla-Panamá

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)

Aims and effects of CAFTA-DR, according to UNES
Nicaragua has benefited most from CAFTA
Las promesas del CAFTA sobre generación de empleo no se cumplieron, expone investigación
CAFTA’s promises of more employment in Costa Rica did not materialise, research finds

Europe’s Association Agreement (AA) with Central America

Highlights of the trade pillar of the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union
Criticisms of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
We reject the Association Agreement with the European Union (cartoon)
Civil society participation in the EU’s AA with Central America?
Central America and the EU – An Asymmetric Agreement
Little Concern for the Environment in EU-Central America Agreement
UK signs accord with Central America to ensure continuity of trade deal

Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Latin America (ALBA)

Another way is possible: fair trade, cooperation and solidarity with ALBA in Nicaragua
Nicaragua exporting beans and cattle to Venezuela

Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Maquilas

Maquilas in Central America
Export Processing Zones in Central America
Defenders of Export Processing Zones
Criticisms of Export Processing Zones
Race to the bottom
The Better Work Programme in Nicaragua
NicaNotes: What is Significant About the Minimum Wage?
The new Honduran government repeals regressive and oppressive acts

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Investor-State Dispute Settlements
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández sentenced to 45 years in jail
As U.S. Legal Pathways Expand, New Analysis Examines the Channels and Current Numbers from Mexico and Northern Central America
Semi-submersible drug carrier intercepted off Costa Rica
Panamanian workers are being punished for anti-mining protests

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