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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBJECT

NAME OF THE SUBJECT Culture and Regional Economy of America

CODE OF THE SUBJECT 1311851

NUMBER OF CREDITS 3

TYPE OF SUBJECT THEORETICAL - PRACTICAL

TERM 16 weeks

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS English V

II. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION

The course offers an overview of the Culture and Economy of the United States, highlighting its economic development.
Likewise, it studies the relations of the American power with Latin America and the Caribbean, specifies in the relations
that Colombia has traditionally maintained with the United States and finally, the discussion on the integration processes
that are currently taking place in the region is opened

III. BASIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SUBJECT

To awaken in students the ability to analyze international economic and business processes through the study of Latin
America and its international environment, understanding how it is influenced by the economic, political and social
decisions that emerge from the United States economy, with particular emphasis on the implications for the Colombian
case. Similarly, carry out comparative analyzes of the regional integration processes taking place in Latin America.

IV. COMPETENCES RELATED TO THE SUBJECT

Understand the contemporary cultural and historical contexts of the Latin American economy and politics, accepting and
valuing the importance of knowledge and respect for the diverse cultures of the world when doing international

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business. (humanistic partner).
 Develop skills to use computer tools to search, analyze and share information on current issues related to the
economy of Latin America, understanding the complexity of the regional environment (ICT, thinking).
 Develop oral and written communication skills in the English language, coherently exposing their ideas and
arguments about Latin America (communicative)

 Acquires skills to understand and analyze critical thinking structures, assumes responsibilities and makes team
decisions for the elaboration of a formative research project, identifying, posing and solving a specific
problematic situation regarding international negotiation in Latin America (intellectual, Thought , humanistic
partner)

V. THEMATIC CORES
1. Thematic Core 1. Relevant socio-economic milestones
2. Thematic Core 2. Socio-economic panorama of the United States and Latin America in the XXI
3. Thematic Core 3. Processes of regional integration in America.
4. Thematic Nucleus 4. Colombia and its relationship with America.

THEMATIC CORE 1. RELEVANT SOCIO-ECONOMIC MILESTONES

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES):
 Understand the basic terms of the course and review the main landmarks and characters in Latin American
history.
 Understand the determining elements at the historical level of the configuration of the region at the political,
social and economic level, to understand some of the causes of its current status.
 Understand the role of the United States as a global economic hegemonic power.
 TOPICS:
 Socio-economic history of America (Week 1)
 Historical differences between North and South America (week 1)
 Role of the US as a regional hegemonic power (week 2)
 he Washington Consensus and its implications for Latin American development. (week 3)
 Evolution of the continent in the 20th century (week 4)
THEMATIC NUCLEUS 2. SOCIO-CONOMIC OVERVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA IN THE
21ST CENTURY
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES):
• Analyze the geo-political context of the North American economy in the XXI century.
• Review the evolution of US economic indicators and the positioning of North American companies in the world market

TOPICS:

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 The world economy after the terrorist attacks. (week 5)
 • The new security economy. (week 6)
 • Evolution of the economic indicators of the US and Latin America, its products and its services in the world
(week 7).
 • North American and Latin American companies and their position in the world market. (week 8)
THEMATIC NUCLEUS 3. REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN AMERICA
 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES):
 Know the main integration processes that exist in America
 Analyze the origins, evolution and perspectives of integration dynamics in the region

 TOPICS:
 20th century agreements: ALADI, SELA, CAN, MERCOSUR, NAFTA (week 9-10)
 21st century agreements: ALBA, UNASUR, CELAC, Pacific Alliance (week 11)
 Agreements between countries in the region and other regions (EU, Asia, Middle East) (week 12)
THEMATIC NUCLEUS 4. COLOMBIA AND ITS RELATION TO AMERICA

 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES):
 Study the political, economic and commercial relationship of Colombia with the Americas region
 Understand the main challenges and opportunities of Colombia's relations with the American countries

TOPICS:

 Colombia's foreign policy and diplomacy with neighboring countries (week 13-14)
 Opportunities and challenges for strengthening Colombian-American relations (week 15)
 Opportunities and challenges for strengthening Colombian-Latin American relations (week 16)

VI. REFERENTIAL SUPPORTS

BIBLIOGRAPHICS
 Cárdenas, E., Ocampo, J., & Thorp, R. (Eds.). (2016). An economic history of twentieth-century Latin America:
Volume 3: Industrialization and the state in Latin America: The postwar years. Springer.

 De Boyrie, M. E., & Kreinin, M. (2016). Regional Integration in Latin America. Global Economy Journal, 16(2),
293-311.

 Florensa, L. M., Márquez-Ramos, L., & Recalde, M. L. (2015). The effect of economic integration and

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institutional quality of trade agreements on trade margins: evidence for Latin America. Review of World
Economics, 151(2), 329-351.

 Furtado, C. (2018). Economic Development of Latin America. In Promise Of Development (pp. 124-148).

Routledge.

 Kaltenthaler, K., & Mora, F. O. (2002). Explaining Latin American economic integration: the case of
Mercosur. Review of International Political Economy, 9(1), 72-97.

 Malamud, A. (2018). Presidentialism and Mercosur: a hidden cause for a successful experience.
In Comparative Regional Integration (pp. 73-94). Routledge.

 Marconini, M. A. (2006). Services in regional agreements between Latin American and developed

countries (Vol. 71). United Nations Publications.

 Riggirozzi, P. (2012). Region, regionness and regionalism in Latin America: towards a new synthesis. New
Political Economy, 17(4), 421-443.

AUDIOVISUAL
The History Of The American Economy, Debt And Inflation
https://youtu.be/t2RaWWW0eyE

$100 Trillion Dollar Collapse of the AMERICAN ECONOMY.

https://youtu.be/3f-ZVft7oEI

The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation

https://youtu.be/mII9NZ8MMVM

Wealth Inequality in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

America's Immigration History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJcqxI7kas
OTHERS

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VII. ANNEXES
1. Didactic Development of the subjects in Undergraduate Classroom

According to the training by competencies scheme, the educational process is oriented in the classroom
generating an environment that encourages individual and participatory reflection and appropriation of
knowledge, in this way, the student is the protagonist in said process, focused on learning fruit of the
understanding, analysis and generation of new knowledge, within a process aimed at achieving verifiable
objectives in terms of communicative, socio-humanistic, ICT, thinking and intellectual autonomy competences.

On the other hand, the student must work both individually and in teams in the investigation and preparation of
proposed topics, in solution of exercises, workshops, and presentation of reports.

In addition to the above, complementary reading verifications will be developed to the central themes, illustrated
oral exposition of the themes and, finally, the student must demonstrate their ability to implement the core
concepts and skills of this subject.

In addition, it will be used:

• Formative research projects

• Participatory class
• Teamwork, with workshops, workshop support, quantitative and qualitative analysis, student-teacher
interaction.
• Technological platforms. Moodle of the subject.
2. Evaluation of the subjects in Undergraduate Classroom

The evaluation system of the subject is made up of three sections that integrate partial and final evaluations (such as:
written tests, verification of readings, resolution of extra-class exercises, participation in conferences, forums or other
events, case development, exercises , workshops, exhibitions, class participations, teamwork, information search,
simulation of scenarios and critical situations, classroom projects, support and defense of the reports prepared, etc.),
which will be adjusted to the percentages established by the institution.

Within the student's training, evaluation is a fundamental part of learning, for this reason it is considered a formative
evaluation that fosters spaces for academic reflection by each of the students.

The evaluation will be oriented towards growth, generating development in all students and controlled by himself in such
a way that it generates self-confidence, self-control, self-esteem and autonomy to achieve greater degrees of
responsibility.

The evaluation is shared by all the participants in the group learning process, it is also dynamic, given that the objectives
and competences to be achieved are continuously revisable and are oriented towards action as this program implies

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reaching communicative competences, partner -humanistic, in ICTs, of thought and intellectual autonomy evident in
competencies of being, doing and learning.

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