Chapter 3 (Globalization) Flashcards

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Nations trade because:

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they don’t produce all the products that their inhabitants need

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Why Import/Export?

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not all countries are good at producing or are able to produce the same products

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These factors of production vary greatly throughout the world (3):

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natural resources
The cost of labor
the level of know-how

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Absolute Advantage

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country is the only source of a particular product or can make more of a product with the same amount of or fewer resources than other countries

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Comparative Advantage

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when a country can produce a product at a lower opportunity cost than other nations

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Balance of Trade

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subtracting the value of a country’s imports from the value of its exports

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Trade Surplus

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If a country sells more products than it buys and has a favorable balance

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Trade Deficit

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If it buys more than it sells, it has an unfavorable balance

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Balance of Payments

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the difference, over a period of time, between the total flow coming into a country and the total flow going out (biggest factor is imports and exports)

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Other transactions included in balance of payments (4):

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  • cash received from or paid for foreign investment loans
  • tourism
  • military expenditures
  • foreign aid
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Importing

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involves purchasing products from other countries and reselling them in one’s own

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Exporting

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entails selling products to foreign customers

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Franchise Agreement

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a company grants a foreign company the right to use its brand name and sell its products

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Licensing Agreement

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allows a foreign company to sell a company’s products or use its intellectual property in exchange for royalty fees

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International Contract Manufacturing (Outsourcing)

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a company has its products manufactured or services provided in other countries

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Strategic Alliance

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an agreement between two companies to pool talent and resources to achieve business goals that benefit both partners

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Joint Venture

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a specific type of strategic alliance in which a separate entity funded by the participating companies is formed to manage the alliance

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

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the formal establishment of business operations on foreign soil

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Offshoring

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when a company sets up facilities in a foreign country that replaces U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce goods that will be sent back to the United States for sale

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Foreign Subsidiary

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an independent company owned by a foreign firm

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Multinational Corporation

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a company that operates in many countries

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Cultural Challenges stem from differences in (3):

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language
concepts of time and sociability
communication styles

23
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Protectionism

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the use of controls to restrict free trade, usually to protect a nation’s own economy

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Tariffs

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taxes on imports. Because they raise the price of the foreign-made goods, they make them less competitive

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Quotas
restrictions on imports that impose a limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported over a period of time. They’re used to protect specific industries, usually new industries or those facing strong competitive pressure from foreign firms
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Embargo
a quota that, for economic or political reasons, bans the import or export of certain goods to or from a specific country
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Dumping
the practice of selling exported goods below the price that producers would normally charge in their home markets (and often below the costs of producing the goods)
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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
encourages free trade by regulating and reducing tariffs and by providing a forum for resolving disputes
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
encourages global commerce and lower trade barriers, enforces international rules of trade, and provides a forum for resolving disputes
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Trading Blocs
groups of countries that have joined together to allow goods and services to flow without restrictions across their mutual borders
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank
provide monetary assistance to some of the poorest nations in the world
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North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA)
an agreement among the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to open their borders to unrestricted trade
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European Union (EU)
a group of twenty-seven countries that have eliminated trade barriers among themselves
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Criticisms of MNC's (3):
1. Destroys livelihoods in home-country 2. Traditional lifestyles/values weakened or destroyed 3. Irreversible damage to environment
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Defense of MNC's (4):
1. Better, cheaper products 2. Creates jobs 3. Raises standard of living 4. Increases cross-cultural understanding
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Pros to trade control (3):
1. Protect specific industries 2. Protect new or struggling industries 3. Shield industries vital to national defense
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Cons of trade control (4):
1. Restricts free trade; countries cannot compete freely 2. Doesn’t promote level playing field; gives special privileges to some 3. Cannot bring goods to fair/open market 4. Detrimental to world economy; nations cannot focus on what they do best
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What is Globalization?
the movement towards a more interconnected and interdependent world economy