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ANTH 102 1nd Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture Homo erectusI. Acheulian handaxesII. Acheulian innovationsa. Key noveltiesIII. Controlled Use of FireIV. MigrationV. Important Findsa. Narikatome Boyb. ER 3733Outline of Current Lecture Film Notes: Life and DebtI. Tourists’experiencea. Ease of travelb. Contrasts with locals’ experience going the other wayII. Jamaican Currencya. Devalued by international policyIII. Post-independence, lacked economic strengthIV. Lack of public servicesV. Need importsVI. Global food economyVII. Reduced trade barriersVIII. Economic policya. IMF and World Bank provide loansIX. Milk in JamaicaX. BananasCurrent LectureFilm Notes: Life and DebtI. Tourists’experiencea. Ease of travelThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Go through customs easilyii. Only need show driver’s licenseiii. Lots of money to exchange to local currency1. Does not go very far, thoughb. Contrasts with locals’ experience going the other wayi. Need to show lots of paperworkii. Don’t have the money to spareII. Jamaican Currencya. Devalued by international policyb. Formerly dominated by Great Britaini. Now dominated by international policy1. Didn’t have economic strengthii. Globalization and foreign companies/investmentIII. Post-independence, lacked economic strengtha. 1972 oil price increases hurt globallyb. Cannot finance what it needsc. International Monetary Fund steps ini. Short term loan at full interestii. Tremendous restrictions on what money can be spent onIV. Lack of public servicesa. No new hospitals, sparse population of existing hospitalsb. Lackluster education systemc. Food is imported from the USA, especially for hotelsV. Need importsa. Devalue local currency in order to increase exports over importsb. Builds dependence on foreign importsc. Debt rises constantly as a resultVI. Global food economya. Food crops come from elsewhere while Jamaica produces some other crops b. Gradually being outcompeted even in their own marketVII. Reduced trade barriersa. Small, could not thrive by producing only by itselfb. Reduce tariffs to allow access to international productsc. Foreign markets have a better advantage in the markets of smaller nationsVIII. Economic policya. Interest rates increase year after yearb. Subjugated to the whims of foreign markets, lenders and investorsc. IMF and World Bank provide loansi. Establish conditions for Jamaica to meetii. New world order1. No government regulation in trade of commodities2. Have to compete internationally on a level playing fieldIX. Milk in Jamaicaa. American subsidize of powdered milkb. Fresh milk in Jamaica is not profitablec. Rely on powdered milk from America, EuropeX. Bananasa. Main export of Jamaicab. Agreement with IMF, World Banki. Guaranteed tariff-free international


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