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rostow's stages of economic growth model   a theory that assumes that all countries want to modernize, and that all would, although at different speeds.  
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rostow's model stage 1   traditional society - depends on primary sector activities, uses limited technology, limited trading and socioeconomic mobility Ex: 17th century English colonies, medieval europe  
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rostow's model stage 2   preconditions for take-off - improved infrastructure and farming technique, exports agriculture and raw materials, more technology ex - nigeria today, afghanistan today, early 19th century US  
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rostow's model stage 3   take-off - major technological developments, industrialization and shrinking primary sector, begins urbanization, initiates self-sufficient growth ex - mid-19th century US, late-19th century japan, bangladesh today  
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rostow's model stage 4   drive to maturity - new industries created, improvements to energy, transportation and communication, more economic growth than population growth, investment in social infrastructure ex - late-19th century US, early-20th century germany, brazil today  
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rostow's model stage 5   high mass consumption - nonessential good demand, desire to have a more egalitarian society, supports a strong tertiary sector ex - US today, japan today  
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criticism of rostow's model   limited examples, role of exploitation, bias towards progress, lack of variation, lack of sustainability, need for poorer countries, narrow focus  
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wallerstein's world systems theory   an alternative model to rostow's model that is a dependency model  
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dependency model   a model that shows that countries don't exist in isolation but are part of an intertwined world system in which all countries are dependent on each other  
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wallerstein's theory for core countries   includes the economically advantaged countries of the world. focuses on higher-skill, capital-intensive production, promotes capital accumulation, benefits from international trade ex - US, UK, japan, australia, germany  
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wallerstein's theory for semi-periphery countries   includes most middle-income countries (emerging countries). provides core with manufactured goods/services, shares characteristics of both core and periphery countries ex - china, brazil, mexico, south africa, india  
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wallerstein's theory for periphery countries   includes the least-developed countries. maintains low-skill, labor-intensive jobs, provides core/semiperiphery with inexpensive raw materials and labor, receives jobs but low wages ex - afghanistan, zimbabwe, bolivia, kenya, laos  
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criticism of wallerstein's theory   little emphasis on culture, emphasis on industry, lack of explanation, limited roles  
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commodities   raw materials that haven't undergone any processing  
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commodity dependence   when a country has an export percent of over 60% raw materials  
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trade   when one party desires a good/service that it doesn't have/can't produce and another party has the desired good/service that it is willing to part with for compensation  
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barter   a system of exchange in which no money changes hands  
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comparative advantage   the ability to produce a good/service at a lower cost than others  
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complementarity   when a country has the income, goods, or services that another country desires  
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free trade   policies/laws that reduce barriers to trade  
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neoliberal policies   a set of reforms that reduce government regulations and taxations  
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policies decreasing trade   trade barriers, increased tariffs, reducing purchases, health problems  
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trading blocs   groups of countries that agree to a common set of trade rules  
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mercosur   southern common market, which includes several SA countries  
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world trade organization (WTO)   a global trading bloc organization, created in 1995 to monitor international trade  
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impacts of economic interdependence   strengthened links between countries economies and growth in one country can result in economic opportunities and the opposite for another country  
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international monetary fund (IMF)   an international financial institution (IFI) created to aid countries caught in need of financial assistance  
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outsourcing   contracting work to non company employees or other companies  
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offshoring   the process of companies moving their back offices to other countries  
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new international division of labor   a changed system of employment in the various economic sector throughout the world  
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new international division of labor for core countries   design/develop products for the global market. more tertiary, quaternary and quinary jobs  
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new international division of labor for semi periphery countries   manufacturing goods marketed in core countries. employment in secondary increased, decreased in primary  
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new international division of labor for periphery countries   large primary sectors, export minerals/resources to core/semiperiphery for further processing and consumption  
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basic economic activity   activities that create new wealth for a region ex - manufactured goods, commercial farm products  
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non-basic economic activity   activities that don't generate new wealth for a region, allowing for a recirculation of the existing money ex - a grocery store  
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transnational corporations (TNCs) / multinational corporations (MNCs)   businesses that operate in multiple countries  
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export-processing zones (EPZs)   special manufacturing zones that attract TNCs and MNCs  
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maquiladoras   the EPZs of mexico  
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post-industrial economy   an economy that no longer employs a large number of people in factories but has people who provide services and process information  
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assembly line   when an item is moved from worker to worker, with each person repeatedly performing the same task  
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fordism   the system of mass production  
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substitution principle   a principle in which businesses maximize profit by substituting one factor of production for another  
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post-fordism   the industrial adaptation using the fordism system  
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economies of scale   mechanization saves a company money long term by allowing increased output with increased efficiency  
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just-in-time delivery   a system in which the inputs in the assembly process arrive at the assembly location when they are needed, which reduces the expensive storage costs of extra inventory but at the risk of running short on inputs  
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locational interdependence   when the location decision for one factory is dependent upon the location of other related factories  
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technopole   a hub for information-based industry and high-tech manufacturing  
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growth poles (growth centers)   a concentration of high-value economic development due to technopoles  
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spin-off benefits (spread effects)   positive economy outcomes beyond the growth poles  
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backwash effects   negative effects on one region that result from economic growth in one region  
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corporate parks (business parks)   a cluster of office buildings that take advantage of agglomeration economies  
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sustainability   using the earth's resource without doing permanent  
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sustainable development   addressing problems caused by depletion of natural resources, mass consumption of goods, pollution of air/water, and the impact of climate change  
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ecological footprint   impact on the environment  
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causes of pollution   natural events (volcanos, etc) dust storms, burning wood, coal or oil, water pollution from waste from industries or from farm chemicals  
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impacts of pollution   large impacts on plants, animals, and humans, which increases health care costs  
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efforts to control pollution   forcing every company to reduce emissions  
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climate change   caused by human actions, increased amount of wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and droughts with widespread consequences in the future such as diseases, rising ocean levels, melting glaciers, increased refugee crises  
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ecotourism   an example of sustainable development where people travel to a region where they are interested in its distinctive and unusual ecosystem, where the environment benefits  
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sustainable development goals (SDGs)   the 17 new goals that the UN created to replace the MDGs, intending to finish the job of the MDGs but with more awareness of environmental challenges and ways to overcome them  
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