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As promised, this exam only covers the last half of the course. You will note a slightly different format in the questions that I hope will make it easier to answer them. As with the midterm, please make some explicit references to either lectures or readings in the answers (but do not quote at length). Answers should be about 500-750 words long. They must be typed and NOT right justified. Answers are due in Wilson College Office no later than 4 PM on January 19th. UNEXCUSED LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Good luck! Answer each of the questions below. A.Imagine you are a consultant hired by each of these two countries and you need to write a policy memo concerning what strategy they should follow in the 21st Century. Your memo should include a brief historical summary, a clear description of the current situation, a definition of what you see as major challenges and promises, and some recommendations. Prepare this memo by focusing on ONE of the following areas of economic policy:
You are writing a training manual for personnel about to be sent to these two countries. (It doesn't matter if it is a NGO, a multinational, or the State Department). Part of your job is to explain to your readers how these two societies are very different from the United States. Another is to suggest how the person can begin to understand the social and political dynamics at play in these countries. Write this manual for ONE of these topics below:
A popular magazine has asked to write an essay on how cultural representations can be used to understand our two countries. Select one of the topics listed below and write an essay on how we can either detect critical differences or define basic similarities and how these patterns can help us understand these two countries better.
The University has asked you to help them invest some of the endowment. They definitely want to put some in EITHER Cuba or Mexico, but would like to know what to expect in these societies over the next decade. Write memo that uses the historical, economic, social, and cultural knowledge you have acquired to predict where each of these societies will be in the year 2010. Suggest where a million or two may be safest and why.
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