CONTEMPO Flashcards

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people and organizations advocating for positive change through a variety of means and approaches.

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Social Movement

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exchange of goods or products between nations without tariff or taxes.

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Free trade

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loosening or lifting of government regulations, usually to favor private corporations‟ flexibility of operations and profitability.

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Deregulation

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process or policy of removal or reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free trade between nations

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Liberalization

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refers to the existence of free exchange of goods, services, culture, and even people, between and among countries.

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Globalization

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the term globalization has been used in both popular and academic literature.

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1960s

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According to, Globalization is a contested concept used to describe a process, a condition, a system, a force and an age.

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Manfred Steger

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Globalization is the closer integration of national economies through trade and financial flows as well as cross- border migration of people.

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

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9
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What are the Four Freedoms?

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Goods or Products
Services
Capital or Investment
Persons

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Are economic processes that typically require special laws and/or policies.

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Liberalization and Deregulation

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modern globalization jumpstarted by 20 nations that signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

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October 30, 1947

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12
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primarily aims to regulate international trade.

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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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13
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global international organization that deals with trade between nations.

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World Trade Organization

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14
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According to him, Globalization is not static, but a dynamic ongoing process.

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Thomas Friedman

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Globalization is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.

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British Broadcasting Corporation

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16
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He explained the “early globalization in the last two decades of the 19th century

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Benedict Anderson

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According to him, a clear distinction must drawn between the inter-national and the global because some writers appear to use the two terms interchangeably”

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Leslie Sklair

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refers to processes and system that pertain to relationships between nation-states

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Internationalization

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is broader and more complicated than internationalization.

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Globalization

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Dominant economic framework and system in many parts of the world today.

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Capitalism

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Claiming that “free markets and trade will set free the creative potential and the entrepreneurial spirit.

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Neoliberalism

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defends its adherence to neoliberal capitalism

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Pro-Globalization

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wants an end to what it considers as a highly imbalanced system of globalization that favors the First World over Third World, corporations over citizens and communities, and profit seeking over environmental sustainability.

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Anti-Globalization Side

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latter favors the current system of globalization to make it more humane, more pro-environment, and more grassroots-driven rather than staying as a top-down imposition.

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Alter-Globalization Current

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Free exchange of goods and services need swift communication, hence the need to learn as many languages as possible.

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MULTICULTURALISM AND MULTILINGUALISM

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Reduces cost on selling products almost worldwide provided huge profits for a number of big transnational corporations, and resulted in cheaper prices of some consumer goods such as cellphones and computers.

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Free Trade

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The rise of multilingualism inevitably leads to the study of diverse cultures and eventually, more educational exchanges such as EU‟s Erasmus Mundus Program between universities in all continents.

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Cultural and Education exchanges

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Citizens can freely visit and work in any country and Third World migrants can relatively easily find jobs in and eventually migrate to more developed countries.

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Migration

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Globalization’s rules and mechanisms are created and governed by global entities such as WTO- where almost countries are represented, encourage global cooperation on many issues ranging from climate change and poverty eradication.

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Global Corporation

30
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Globalization compels other countries to use English language, even prioritizing it over their own national languages.

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LINGUISTIC HEGEMONY OF ENGLISH

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Big corporations such as fast-food chains dominate markets in many countries because of their enormous financial power and presence in almost every country.

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Cultural Homogenization

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Despite globalization’s obvious contribution to the successful leap of some countries from Third to First World status, more Third World countries still complain that the current setup favors developed countries more.

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Third World Dependence on the First World

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As only the biggest corporations seem to benefit from stiff competition and unbridled free trade.

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Global Income and Wealth Inequality

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Under globalization, countries compete for foreign investments and are forced to lower corporate taxes.

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Tax Injustice

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As corporations in many First World countries hire more migrants to save on wages, First World working-class citizens complain about being left behind in their own countries, hence partly fueling the rise of racism and anti- migrant sentiment.

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Racism and Anti-Migrant Sentiment