Chapter 1 Flashcards
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-culture is transferred
-increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-boarder trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies
-borderless
-have their own culture
Economic Globalization
What are the interconnected Dimension of Economic Globalizaation?
Capital
Goods and Services
Communication and Technology
Market Exchange
It is the total assets a company needs to stay solvent. A company’s capital assets are significant because organizations use capital assets to create wealth
Capital
Advances in communication and technology has allowed the integration of economies worldwide through increases its trade. Investment flows and technology transfer.
Communication and Technology
It is economic system in which goods and services are produced, distributed and exchanged by the price, supply, and demand
Market Exchange
are tangible objects that satisfy people’s wants.
Goods
are actions, such as haircuts and car repair, which also satisfy people’s want
Services
Refers to government policies that restrict international trade by imposing tariffs, quotas, product standards, and subsidies
Protectionism
What are the reasons for implementation of strict policies?
-Improve domestic economy by forcing its citizen either direct or indirect to purchase local products instead of imported products
-For safety and quality concerns of both imported and exported products
These are the charges to importing countries in the form of either money or goods that will serve as a payment for allowing its international products to be sold in the local market
Tariffs
This is a kind of tariffs that lessen the number of products that can be imported for a certain period of time. It helps the government protects its domestic businesses by allowing its local businesses to cover the shortfall of certain products.
Import quotas
Barrier that imposes strict standards in imported products which may make it difficult for different importing countries to bring their goods in the local market.
Product standards
Advantages of Protectionism
- increase government revenues
- protect domestic product
- encourage exportation of national products
Disadvantage of Protectionism
Exportation of each other products that may result in less profit