Consumer Markets Abroad articles from May 1987

Consumer Markets Abroad archives from May 1987

Bogota - Colombia's thriving capital. (DANE, Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadistica survey)
May 1, 1987... BOGOTA--COLOMBIA'S THRIVING CAPITAL Like most of its Latin American counterparts, Colombia is rapidly urbanizing. But although the nation's capital, Bogota, has a high rate of growth--about 6 percent annually between 1950 and 1980--it has...

Colombia's narco-dollar - the cocaine fortunes.
May 1, 1987... COLOMBIA'S NARCO-DOLLAR--THE COCAINE FORTUNES In the last decade, as cocaine exports boomed, a new moneyed class rose and gradually took over power in Colombia--the cocaine mafiosos. Their underlings also prospered, from the farmers who grew...

The new British woman; married British women tend to work part-time especially when they have children.
May 1, 1987... THE NEW BRITISH WOMAN She is better educated, marries later, has babies later, is more likely to divorce than other Europeans, and works either full- or part-time. The new British woman may be a long way from equal pay for equal work and...

"Urban primacy." (in six Latin American countries and the United States) (illustration)
May 1, 1987... "URBAN PRIMACY' With rapid rates of growth expanding the populations of world cities to numbers never before experienced in the history of mankind, population redistribution is on everyone's mind. Some countries, however, have more to...

Japanese youth move to extremes.
May 1, 1987... Japanese youth move to extremes Gone are the days when Japanese youth were the image of their conscientious and serious elders. A new survey, "Survey on Metropolitan Youth's Outlook on Life and Sense of Value,' conducted in 1985 by the...

New Australians numbers. (population)
May 1, 1987... New Australian numbers With the results of the 1986 Australian Census not available until September 1987, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has released a preliminary estimate for the 1986 population of Australia based on the updated 1981...

Thailand to install 20,000 public-call telephones in rural areas.
May 1, 1987... Thailand to install 20,000 public-call telephones in rural areas In an effort to stimulate rural development, the Thai government will install 20,000 public call telephones (PCOs) in stores and barber shops throughout rural Thailand. Based...

Faithfulness top asset in women say West German men.
May 1, 1987... Faithfulness top asset in women say West German men A Playboy magazine poll of 12,492 West German readers found that faithfulness and not taking drugs were their first picks for attributes of the ideal woman. The ideal woman should not...

More births but no baby boom in West Germany.
May 1, 1987... More births but no baby boom in West Germany Last year was a good one for those government officials worried over low birthrates in West Germany. In 1986, there were 40,000 more births than in the previous year. According to preliminary...

Urban FSA and rural postal code summary data, 1985.
May 1, 1987... Urban FSA and Rural Postal Code Summary Data The latest data on Canadian taxfilers are now available in the new edition of Urban FSA and Rural Postal Code Summary Data, 1985. This is the only published reference tool with 1985 demographic...