Talk:Economy of Guatemala

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The economy of Guatemala is the most advanced and progressive in Central America, That picture is a market for a nation of poor people, if you want to write a good article about the economy, could add a photo of the City which is one of the most modern in the world even, or one of the sites of Guatemala, thanks... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.149.126.251 (talk) 06:19, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

You don't have any knowledge about economics either social politics. Wan't to know countries in Central America with better economic perspectives? What about Panama or Costa Rica? They have the double GDP per capita, HDI, etc. And no, because Guatemala City have one or two nice high-class neighbourhoods, doesn't mean that it a modern city.

--Wilder 1989 (talk) 16:58, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

the 2009 food shortage affected only 1 region, not the entire country, and was not as important as the article makes it to be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.148.20.12 (talk) 15:47, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

I think this page need to be updated and more information needs to be added. Although it is a small country, there is so much to talk about this beautiful country. 1993jl (talk) 20:57, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

I would like to add different things to this article. I would like to add the precious work indigenous women do in Guatemala and the exploitation of them. Although they make beautiful things, they are exploited and they cannot overcome poverty. I am also going to add the relationship between the US and Guatemala and at the same time I am going to update some information to keep it up to date. I will be using the following citations for the improvement of article. "Country Intelligence: Report: Guatemala." Guatemala Country Monitor (2013): 1-18. Business Source Premier. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

Fischer, Edward F., and Bart Victor. "High-End Coffee And Smallholding Growers In Guatemala." Latin American Research Review 49.1 (2014): 155-177. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

Kalny, Eva. "“They Even Use Us As A Factory For Their Children”: Perspectives On Free Trade Agreements In Guatemala." Social Analysis 54.1 (2010): 71-91. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

Goldín, Liliana. "From Despair To Resistance: Maya Workers In The Maquilas Of Guatemala." Anthropology Of Work Review 33.1 (2012): 25-33. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

VARELA-GARCIA, FABIOLA. "Assessing The Cost To Guatemala Of Blocking Indigenous Peoples' Full Economic Participation." Social Policy 44.2 (2014): 31-44. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.

1993jl (talk) 21:32, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Peer Review

I really like the ideas you have for this article! I feel that besides women exploitation, children work is another topic you could address that relates to the women labor. A section of the impact that CAFTA has had in Guatemala would be really interesting if the article is lacking this information. Besides this your contributions look really interesting I am looking forward on looking at your additions to this interesting article.1993jl

1994ac 1994ac (talk) 22:26, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

External link to tariff data

Hello everyone, I am working for the International Trade Centre (ITC), a UN/WTO agency that aims to promote sustainable economic development through trade promotion. I would like to propose the addition of an external link (http://www.macmap.org/QuickSearch/FindTariff/FindTariff.aspx?subsite=open_access&country=320&source=1%7CITC) that leads directly to our online database of customs tariffs applied by Guatemala. Visitors can easily look up market access information for Guatemala by selecting the product and partner of their interest. I would like you to consider this link under the WP:ELYES #3 prescriptions. Moreover, the reliability and the pertinence of this link can be supported by the following facts 1) ITC is part of the United Nations, and aims to share trade and market access data on by country and product as a global public good 2) No registration is required to access this information 3) Market access data (Tariffs and non-tariff measures) are regularly updated

Thank you, Divoc (talk) 10:49, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

income/gender inequality

As written the paragraph seems to consider professional women, women who have a secondary education, and women who have a university education but are not professionals (?) I was just doing a quick clean-up in conjunction with adding different material and did not investigate, but if any demographers happen by and want to see what's up with that, I am leaving this here as a question.

Perhaps I am mis-reading something? Elinruby (talk) 04:51, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Information from the Spanish Wikipedia

I checked the Spanish version of this article and it looks like we could get more information there.

Kyuzoaoi (talk) 05:03, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Missing Citations

Hello! I noticed that the intro section of this article is missing a lot of citations, as is the Economic Priorities section that outlines the "current economic priorities" of Guatemala. Does anyone (particularly the person who added this information) know the original sources, and if so can you add the citations? If not, I can go through the sections that say "citation needed" and see if I can find sources to back up the information. If I can't find sources, I may need to alter the information using different sources. Also, if I can't find a source that backs up the current economic priorities that are listed, I may need to remove it. If anyone has suggestions for me, please let me know — this is my first time posting on a talk page, so I'm new to editing on Wikipedia and am still learning the ropes. Wags1234 (talk) 22:51, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Adding to the page for a class

Hello everyone!

I'm adding to the Agriculture section of this page for a class. I'm including several new sub-sections, which will make it a bit out of balance with the rest of the article -- by this I mean 'Agriculture' will be a decently longer than the other sections. Please let me know if it all looks okay, and of course feel free to make any edits. If you do make changes, letting me know why you made edits would really be appreciated. Also, I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions that anyone has! Thank you!

Wags1234 (talk) 00:09, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi!

I am researching the provision of grid electricity in rural areas of Guatemala for a volunteer trip there in Summer 2019.

I would like to add a small (1-2 paragraph) sub-section to the main page entitled "Electrical Infrastructure in Rural Guatemala," although I'm not sure where in the page is the best place for it.

Please relay any questions, concerns, or suggestions. I am still working on the text of the sub-section, but can add it here if people would like to read before they give feedback.

Thanks!

4/15/19 - Update. Sub-section now uploaded to main page. Please let me know if you have feedback. Thanks!Particular.Individual (talk) 21:45, 15 April 2019 (UTC) Particular.Individual (talk) 05:57, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Poverty

Updates are needed on poverty as they are out of date and go back quite some time ago. Lots of updates required. Reading through i can so much information is out of date. Percy2345 (talk) 01:24, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

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