vocab 3 + 4 Flashcards
hayek
- procapitalism
- mistrusted government control
keynes
- advocated for government intervention in the economy
- promoted consumption
friedman
- originally supported keynes but changed his mind
- advocated against government control
IMF
international monetary fund
- funded through quotas
- a country’s quota is based on the size
- USED TO BAIL OUT ECONOMIES
world bank
- provides loans to countries in need
- USED TO BUILD UP ECONOMIES
gross domestic product
total value of all the goods and services produced in an economy
GDP per capita
GDP divided by the population
G7
an intergovernmental organization
- US
- germany
- japan
- the UK
- france
- italy
- EU
- canada
suspended: russia
agribusiness
covers the production, processing, and distribution of farm-based goods
bretton woods conference
- 1944
- established the IMF and the world bank
outsourcing
ex. job loss, unlivable wages, inequality, promotion of poverty
tariff
taxes that dicourage bringing in imports from abroad
NAFTA/USMCA
north american free trade agreement
* 1994
encourages trade between:
- US
- mexico
- canada
free market economy
- no government intervention
global supply chains
shipbuilding/shipbreaking
- bangladesh
stewardship
accepting responsibility for ensuring that resoures remain stable
united nations (UN)
- 1945
- to increase political and economic cooperation among its member countries
multinational/transnational
involving several countries or individuals
protectionism
- policy of protecting industries from foreign competition
trade liberalization
the removal of restrictions on free exchange of goods between nations
interdependence
the state of beign dependant upon one another
recession
a period of economic decline
- 2 successive quarters of GDP reduction
kyoto protocol
- 1997
- 141 countries
international treaty on climate change
paris agreement
- 2015
- international treaty on climate change
- working towards reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
deregulation
removal of regulations
adam smith
- private ownership
- competition
- CAPITALISM -
GATT/WTO
general agreement on tariffs and trade
renamed world trade organization
european union (EU)
- 1991
- promotes security and justice
- works to create free trade zones
- britain recently left
free trade
international trade without restrictions
human development index (HDI)
- life expectancy
- education/literacy
- GDP per capita
import
recieving good and services abroad
export
selling goods and services abroad
knowledge economy
economy is measures based on quality, quantity and accessibility of the information NOT production
sustainability
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate
privatization
transfer of public to private busniss ownership
karl marx
- communism
- public ownership
OPEC
organization of the petroleum exporting countries
* 1960
- 14 oil rich member states control close to 40% of the worls oil population
UNICEF
united nations international childrens emergency fund
- to overcome poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination in a childs path
human rights watch
to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights
amnesty international
for the protection of human rights
non - governmental organizations (NGO’s)
- depends on volunteers and donations
- recieve grants or contracts from the gov.
- targets more specific goals
epidemic
sudden increase in a disease (specific for a single population)
pandemic
an epidemic that affects a large number of people
human trafficking
the recruitment, transportations of people through force or fraud
- aims to exploit them for profit
referendum
direct vote by the electorate
inalienable rights
something that is not transferable or able to be taken away
subsidies
direct or indirect payment to individuals or firms
G20
- canada
- australia
- indonesia
- saudi arabia
- italy
- argentina
- brazil
- united kingdom
- russia
- turkiye
- south korea
- south africa
- US
- germany
- china
- japan
- france
- procapitalism
- mistrusted government control
hayek
- advocated for government intervention in the economy
- promoted consumption
keynes
- originally supported keynes but changed his mind
- advocated against government control
friedman
international monetary fund
- funded through quotas
- a country’s quota is based on the size
- USED TO BAIL OUT ECONOMIES
IMF
- provides loans to countries in need
- USED TO BUILD UP ECONOMIES
world bank
total value of all the goods and services produced in an economy
gross domestic product
GDP divided by the population
GDP per capita
an intergovernmental organization
- US
- germany
- japan
- the UK
- france
- italy
- EU
- canada
suspended: russia
G7
covers the production, processing, and distribution of farm-based goods
agribusiness
- 1944
- established the IMF and the world bank
bretton woods conference
ex. job loss, unlivable wages, inequality, promotion of poverty
outsourcing
taxes that dicourage bringing in imports from abroad
tariff
north american free trade agreement
* 1994
encourages trade between:
- US
- mexico
- canada
NAFTA/USMCA
- no government intervention
free market economy
global supply chains
- bangladesh
shipbuilding/shipbreaking
accepting responsibility for ensuring that resoures remain stable
stewardship
- 1945
- to increase political and economic cooperation among its member countries
united nations (UN)
involving several countries or individuals
multinational/transnational
- policy of protecting industries from foreign competition
protectionism
the removal of restrictions on free exchange of goods between nations
trade liberalization
the state of beign dependant upon one another
interdependence
a period of economic decline
- 2 successive quarters of GDP reduction
recession
- 1997
- 141 countries
international treaty on climate change
kyoto protocol
- 2015
- international treaty on climate change
- working towards reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
paris agreement
removal of regulations
deregulation
- private ownership
- competition
- CAPITALISM -
adam smith
general agreement on tariffs and trade
renamed world trade organization
GATT/WTO
- 1991
- promotes security and justice
- works to create free trade zones
- britain recently left
european union (EU)
international trade without restrictions
free trade
- life expectancy
- education/literacy
- GDP per capita
human development index (HDI)
recieving good and services abroad
import
selling goods and services abroad
export
economy is measures based on quality, quantity and accessibility of the information NOT production
knowledge economy
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate
sustainability
transfer of public to private busniss ownership
privatization
- communism
- public ownership
karl marx
organization of the petroleum exporting countries
* 1960
- 14 oil rich member states control close to 40% of the worls oil population
OPEC
united nations international childrens emergency fund
- to overcome poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination in a childs path
UNICEF
to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights
human rights watch
for the protection of human rights
amnesty international
- depends on volunteers and donations
- recieve grants or contracts from the gov.
- targets more specific goals
non - governmental organizations (NGO’s)
sudden increase in a disease (specific for a single population)
epidemic
an epidemic that affects a large number of people
pandemic
the recruitment, transportations of people through force or fraud
- aims to exploit them for profit
human trafficking
direct vote by the electorate
referendum
something that is not transferable or able to be taken away
inalienable rights
direct or indirect payment to individuals or firms
subsidies
- canada
- australia
- indonesia
- saudi arabia
- italy
- argentina
- brazil
- united kingdom
- russia
- turkiye
- south korea
- south africa
- US
- germany
- china
- japan
- france
G20