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rostow's stages of economic growth model   show
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rostow's model stage 1   show
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show 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   show
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show 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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show 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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show limited examples, role of exploitation, bias towards progress, lack of variation, lack of sustainability, need for poorer countries, narrow focus  
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show an alternative model to rostow's model that is a dependency model  
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show 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   show
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wallerstein's theory for semi-periphery countries   show
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show 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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show little emphasis on culture, emphasis on industry, lack of explanation, limited roles  
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show raw materials that haven't undergone any processing  
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show when a country has an export percent of over 60% raw materials  
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show 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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show a system of exchange in which no money changes hands  
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comparative advantage   show
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complementarity   show
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show policies/laws that reduce barriers to trade  
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show a set of reforms that reduce government regulations and taxations  
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show trade barriers, increased tariffs, reducing purchases, health problems  
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show groups of countries that agree to a common set of trade rules  
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show southern common market, which includes several SA countries  
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show a global trading bloc organization, created in 1995 to monitor international trade  
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impacts of economic interdependence   show
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show an international financial institution (IFI) created to aid countries caught in need of financial assistance  
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outsourcing   show
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offshoring   show
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new international division of labor   show
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new international division of labor for core countries   show
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new international division of labor for semi periphery countries   show
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new international division of labor for periphery countries   show
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show activities that create new wealth for a region ex - manufactured goods, commercial farm products  
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show 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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show businesses that operate in multiple countries  
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export-processing zones (EPZs)   show
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show the EPZs of mexico  
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post-industrial economy   show
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assembly line   show
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fordism   show
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substitution principle   show
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show the industrial adaptation using the fordism system  
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show mechanization saves a company money long term by allowing increased output with increased efficiency  
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just-in-time delivery   show
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show when the location decision for one factory is dependent upon the location of other related factories  
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technopole   show
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growth poles (growth centers)   show
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show positive economy outcomes beyond the growth poles  
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backwash effects   show
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show a cluster of office buildings that take advantage of agglomeration economies  
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show using the earth's resource without doing permanent  
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sustainable development   show
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show impact on the environment  
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show 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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show large impacts on plants, animals, and humans, which increases health care costs  
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show forcing every company to reduce emissions  
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show 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   show
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sustainable development goals (SDGs)   show
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