26-30
products that are smaller/lighter/less volume than their parts
Bulk-reducing
which increases the efficiency of modern manufacturing.
Just-in-time delivery
The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy.
Uneven Development
are places of economic activity agglomerated (clustered) around one or more high-growth industries that stimulate economic gain.
Growth Poles
When manufacturing jobs have been moved offshore in semi-periphery and periphery countries.
Outsourcing
A form of tourism, based on the enjoyment of scenic areas or natural wonders, that aims to provide an experience of nature or culture in an environmentally sustainable way.
Ecotourism
these zones are subject to lower taxes and improved infrastructure for foreign businesses (China)
Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
The spatial grouping of people or activities for mutual benefit. (cluster)
Agglomeration
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainability
a kind of SEZ that is specific for outsourcing manufacturing for export to the home country (Mexico)
Export Processing Zones (EPZ)
a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company.
Maquiladoras
another type of SEZ that covers a larger area, even entire cities, that provides low-cost warehousing, storage and transport of goods (Hong Kong, Singapore)
Free Trade Zones (FTZ)
The basic structure of services, installations, and facilities needed to support industrial, agricultural, and other economic development.
Infrastructure