Global Economic History
What term describes the interaction among people, governments, and companies in the global economy?
What is globalization?
What term describes the opening of a country's economy?
What is economic liberalization?
In which region is Silicon Valley located, known for its concentration of technology companies?
What is California, United States?
Where are manufacturing plants increasingly located, shifting away from the US and Europe?
What is Asia and Latin America?
What term describes a corporation legally incorporated in one country but operating in others?
What is a multinational corporation?
Which leaders advocated for free-market economies in the 1980s?
Who are Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher?
What did Deng Xiaoping encourage in China to promote economic growth?
What are reforms such as allowing factories to produce more and opening special economic zones?
What do workers in the knowledge economy primarily use to create value?
What is their knowledge?
What are Vietnam and Bangladesh known for in terms of exports?
What is clothing?
What type of economies do today's multinational corporations take advantage of?
What are knowledge economies and traditional manufacturing economies?
During which leader's rule did Chile transition towards a free-market approach?
Who is Augusto Pinochet?
What were the key aspects of economic policies in Japan post-World War II?
What are government coordination with large corporations, subsidies, and trade restrictions?
What is the term for the economic shift towards industries relying on technology, innovation, and collaboration?
What is the knowledge economy?
What is the term for the factories along the US-Mexico border encouraged by NAFTA?
What are maquiladoras?
Name one multinational corporation mentioned in the text that invested in the Indian economy.
What is Microsoft, Google, or Nestle?
What event in China symbolized a push for both economic and political reforms in 1989?
What is the Tiananmen Square protests?
What agreement encouraged the establishment of maquiladoras along the US-Mexico border?
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
Which country became a software and information technology powerhouse after opening its markets in the early 90s?
What is India?
What are workers in Vietnam and Bangladesh protesting against in recent years?
What are low wages and poor working conditions?
In which country did Mahindra & Mahindra operate as a multinational corporation?
What is India?
Which region became known as the "Asian Tigers" due to its rapid economic growth?
What are Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan?
Which trade organization succeeded GATT in 1995?
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Name one of the multinational corporations mentioned in the text that invested in the Indian economy.
What is Microsoft or Google?
What is the name of the trade agreement negotiated between the US, Canada, and Mexico?
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
What was the historical role of multinational corporations during the age of imperialism?
What is a means through which imperialist nations made their wealth?