The globalization of world economy Flashcards

1
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Historical process representing the result of human innovation and technological progress. It is characterized by the increasing integration of economies around the world.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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It aims to reduce poverty by lending money to the government of its poorer members so that they can improve their economies and the standard of living of their people.

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World bank

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3
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Oldest known international route. It had the network of routes that connected different parts of the ancient world from china to what is the middle east today and to europe

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silk road

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4
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Galleon trade took place during the age of -

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mercantilism

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5
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In the 1920s and 1930s, a global economic crisis occurred called -

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The great depression

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6
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This economic depression was considered the worst and longest experienced by the west

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the great depression

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7
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Who: an economic historian, the united states began to recover when it abandoned the gold standard.

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Barry Eichengreen

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8
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This was inaugurated with the goal of preventing past catastrophes from happening again and impacting international connections

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bretton woods.

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9
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This active participation of government in managing economic crises became the foundation for the what would be called -

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global keynesianism

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10
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Delegates at Bretton woods agreed to create two financial institutions which are:

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  1. International Bank of Reconstruction and development / World Bank and International Monetary Fund
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11
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Became the codified strategy of the US Treasury Dep., world bank, IMF, and WTO

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neoliberalism

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12
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The central tenet of globalization

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International Economic Integration

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