ESP: A partir de dos variables - el modelo económico neoliberal y las relaciones políticas internacionales de Chile - se investigan las políticas comerciales exteriores del país entre 1973 y 2019....Show moreESP: A partir de dos variables - el modelo económico neoliberal y las relaciones políticas internacionales de Chile - se investigan las políticas comerciales exteriores del país entre 1973 y 2019. Este intervalo temporal coincide, por un lado, con el principio de la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet y, por el otro, con el estallido social de octubre del año pasado que perturbó un país que, hasta unas semanas antes, se solía definir como ""un oasis de paz"" en un continente inquieto como América Latina. Para ello, se analizan factores como un sector manufacturero debilitado y la relación de fuerzas entre grandes conglomerados industriales y PYMEs. Asimismo, se considera la excesiva dependencia de Chile de las exportaciones de recursos naturales - sobre todo cobre - y otras mercancías con muy poco valor añadido a la luz de su elaborado marco de tratados de libre comercio: a tal propósito, se observa como se decidió privilegiar la explotación de las ventajas comparativas del país y la influencia del sector exportador sobre estas políticas. Lo anterior significó que un amplio y duradero desarrollo económico se fue debilitando y que Chile nunca ingresó la liga de los países completamente industrializados. Para esta tesis, se llevó a cabo un trabajo de campo en Santiago de Chile entre noviembre 2019 y febrero 2020. // ENG: Two variables - the neoliberal economic model and Chile's international political relations - move this investigation around the country's foreign trade policies between 1973 and 2019. Provided time interval coincides, on the one hand, with the beginning of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship and, on the other, with the outbreak of large-scale social protests which, in October last year, shook a country defined, until a few weeks earlier, as ""an oasis of peace"" in the eventful Latin America. Factors such as a weakened manufacturing sector, and the unbalanced relationship between large industrial groups (conglomerados) and local SMEs are addressed. Moreover, the flattening of economic development on exports of raw materials - copper in particular - and other products with no particular relevant added value is seen in the light of the establishment of a massive network of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements whose main aims have been exploiting Chile's comparative advantages and pleasing outward-looking economic sectors. As a result, a large-scale and long-term economic progress was undermined making the country unable to join the league of those fully developed. For such thesis, a fieldwork research was conducted in Santiago de Chile between November 2019 and February 2020.Show less
Coffee is a volatile commodity. Many producers have suffered of severe price fluctuations. On the side of consumers the market has seen a rise of ethical consumership over the past few years, where...Show moreCoffee is a volatile commodity. Many producers have suffered of severe price fluctuations. On the side of consumers the market has seen a rise of ethical consumership over the past few years, where there is a wish to consume sustainable and fair products. The Fair Trade certification is one of these certifications and aims to create an equitable market, where producers receive a price that generates a sustainable livelihood. This research looks at the impact the Fair Trade certification has had on rural development in the region of Cusco, Peru, one of Peru's coffee producing areas.Show less
This work aims to analyze the effects of the Bolsa Família Programme in the reduction of poverty in Brazil, with a particular focus on the poorest Brazilian region: the Northeast. The selected...Show moreThis work aims to analyze the effects of the Bolsa Família Programme in the reduction of poverty in Brazil, with a particular focus on the poorest Brazilian region: the Northeast. The selected theme has been chosen after having observed a noticeable reduction in poverty and extreme poverty rates since the beginning of the Programme in 2003. This reduction has been even more remarkable in the Northeast where most of Bolsa Família beneficiaries are concentrated. Besides, the importance of the Programme is underlined as an instrument of social inclusion and its contribution to human development, given its particular focus on children and teenagers. Finally, attention has been given to the implementation of the Programme at a local level, emphasizing the challenges it faces through a case study analysis of two different realities in the State of Pernambuco, the rural one represented by Caetés Municipality (Agreste, Interior of Pernambuco), and the urban one represented by the Recife Municipality. The methodology, as well as a review of the economic and social literature related to the topic, includes quantitative research supported by a qualitative approach. Thanks to the information collected during fieldwork in Brazil, it has been possible to discuss limitations, achievements and finally the future challenges that the Bolsa Família is facing. This recently became an important debate due to the unexpected changes in Brazilian internal politics that, it is worth noting, could affect the existence of this Programme itself, given its governmental nature.Show less
