CONTEMPO Flashcards
people and organizations advocating for positive change through a variety of means and approaches.
Social Movement
exchange of goods or products between nations without tariff or taxes.
Free trade
loosening or lifting of government regulations, usually to favor private corporations‟ flexibility of operations and profitability.
Deregulation
process or policy of removal or reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free trade between nations
Liberalization
refers to the existence of free exchange of goods, services, culture, and even people, between and among countries.
Globalization
the term globalization has been used in both popular and academic literature.
1960s
According to, Globalization is a contested concept used to describe a process, a condition, a system, a force and an age.
Manfred Steger
Globalization is the closer integration of national economies through trade and financial flows as well as cross- border migration of people.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
What are the Four Freedoms?
Goods or Products
Services
Capital or Investment
Persons
Are economic processes that typically require special laws and/or policies.
Liberalization and Deregulation
modern globalization jumpstarted by 20 nations that signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
October 30, 1947
primarily aims to regulate international trade.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
global international organization that deals with trade between nations.
World Trade Organization
According to him, Globalization is not static, but a dynamic ongoing process.
Thomas Friedman
Globalization is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.
British Broadcasting Corporation