Miscellaneous Flashcards
What is Privatization?
the transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control.
Meaning of Economist?
an expert who studies the relationship between a society’s resources and its production or output.
What does contemporary mean?
living or occurring at the same time.
What does ecological mean?
relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
What does prejudice mean?
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
What does civilization mean?
the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
What does self-government mean?
government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony.
What is an institution?
a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
What does westernization mean?
conversion to or adoption of western traditions or techniques.
What is global citizenship?
term for social, political, environmental, and economic actions of globally minded individuals and communities on a worldwide scale.
What is subsidizing?
support (an organization or activity) financially.
What is cultural pluralism?
promoting the value and contribution from many cultures
