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Int. Business Vocab Ch 4

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boycott   absolute restriction on the import of certain products from certain countries  
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common market   an agreement among contries that eliminates trade barriers, encourages investment, & allows workers to move freely across borders  
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democracy   a political system in which all people take part in making the rules that govern them  
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duty   a tax placed on products that are traded internationally  
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economic nationalism   a policy of restricting foreign ownership of local companies & hindering foreign imports  
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expropriation   when a government takes control & ownership of foreign-based assests & companies  
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free-trade agreement   an arrangement between contries that eliminates duties & trade barriers on products traded among themselves  
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free-trade zone   a designated area where products can be imported duty-free  
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home country   the country in which a multinational enterprise is headquartered  
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host country   the country in which a multinational enterprise is a guest  
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most-favored nation (MFN) status   designation given to certain countries that allows their products to be imported into the granting country under the lowest customs duty rate  
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political system   the means by which people in a society make the rules by which they live  
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protectionism   a government policy of protecting local or domestic industries from foreign competition  
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quota   a limit on the total number, quantity, or monetary amount of a product that can be imported from a given country  
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social responsibility   the process when people function as good citizens who are sensitive to their surroundings  
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tax holiday   situation where a corporation does not pay corporate income taxes to a foreign government if it invests in their country  
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totalitarian system   a government system in which political control is held by one person or a small group of people  
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trade embargo   a sanction imposed by a country against another country that stops all import-export trade with that country  
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