Economic globalization

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HISTORY THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION all the way to MESOPOTAMIA Early

HISTORY

THE INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION all the way to MESOPOTAMIA
Early as

4000 BC
Mesopotamia - TOKEN SYSTEM as COMMODITY MONEY
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ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION TRADE

ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION

COMMUNICATION
TRANSPORTATION
TRADE

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COMMUNICATION MODERN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND MASS MEDIA ARE GLOBAL STANDARD IT’S

COMMUNICATION
MODERN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND MASS MEDIA ARE GLOBAL STANDARD
IT’S RELATIVELY EASY

AND INEXPENSIVE TO STAY IN TOUCH
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TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL AND SHIPPING ARE CHEAP AND SAFE

TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL AND SHIPPING ARE CHEAP AND SAFE

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TRADE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION HAVE GLOBAL REACH AND INCREASING POWER e.g.. McDonald

TRADE
MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION HAVE GLOBAL REACH AND INCREASING POWER
e.g.. McDonald Corp., Intel

Corp. etc.
GOVERNMENTS HAVE DECREASES TARIFFS AND REGULATION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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FORMS OF ECONOMY PROTECTIONISM TRADE LIBERATION

FORMS OF ECONOMY

PROTECTIONISM
TRADE LIBERATION

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Protecting one’s economy from foreign competition by creating trade barriers Domestic

Protecting one’s economy from foreign competition by creating trade barriers
Domestic products

> Imported goods




TARIFF- tax levied by a government on imports and exports.
The money collected from tariffs is called a customs duty
IMPORT QUOTA- limits on the number of products that can be imported into a country
BANS- forbid products on import goods

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also called “ FREE TRADE” Act of reducing trade barriers to

also called “ FREE TRADE”
Act of reducing trade barriers to make

international trade easier between countries
× TARIFF
×IMPORT QUOTA
×BANS
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World Bank International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Trade Organization (WTO)

World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

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WORLD BANK Also called Int’l Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

WORLD BANK

Also called Int’l Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
Increases in

economic growth and decreases poverty in developing countries
e.g. Increases in education since 1962 like Bangladesh, Chad and Afghanistan
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) Formerly known as General Agreement on Tariffs

WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION (WTO)

Formerly known as General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

(GATT)
Deals with the rules of trade between nations, settles trades disputes and conduct straight negotiations
e.g. (May 2013) Japan and European Union bought a case to WTO regarding unfair renewable energy serves offered in Ontario
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) Provides short term loans to countries when

INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND

(IMF)

Provides short term loans to countries when an emergency occurs
e.g. Yemen

receive 93 Million USD (2012) during struggle to terrorism
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BENEFITS VS DRAWBACKS Solves trade disputes between countries in a peaceful

BENEFITS VS DRAWBACKS

Solves trade disputes between countries in a peaceful ways
×But

only focuses on developed nation
Lowers the cost of goods and services for those developed nation
×To achieve low cost, labour rights and environmental concerns are ignored
Promotes economic growth in developed countries
×Favour the rich nations and powerful trans-national corporation
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Examples of Globalization Multinational corporations operate on a global scale, with

Examples of Globalization

Multinational corporations operate on a global scale, with satellite

offices and branches in numerous locations
Outsourcing can add to the economic development of a struggling country, bringing much needed jobs
Some automobiles use parts from other countries, as in a car being assembled in the United States with the parts coming from Japan, Germany, or Korea
The Free World Trade Organization supervises world trade
The European Union is an economic and political union of 28 countries that are located primarily in Europe
The North American Free Trade Agreement (N.A.F.T.A.) is a trade bloc in North America
One shirt sold in the United States could have been made from Chinese cotton by workers in Thailand. Then it could have been shipped on a French freighter that had a Spanish crew
A McDonald's in Japan and other countries shows the growth of companies over the entire world