Questions and Answers
What was a common outcome for countries that refused to participate in global trade and investment between the 1950s and 1970s?
Which of the following best describes the term 'emerging economies'?
Which of the following countries is NOT commonly associated with the 'Four Tigers'?
How did the trend of globalization impact emerging economies in the 1990s?
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What did the term 'BoP markets' refer to in the context of emerging economies?
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What was a significant effect of the emergence of economies like China and India in the 1990s?
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What term describes economies where individuals have an annual income of less than $2,000?
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Which of the following statements about FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in the context of emerging economies is accurate?
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Which countries are included in the BRICS grouping?
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What phenomenon is described as innovations originating in emerging economies and then being diffused globally?
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What trend regarding FDI became notable in the late 20th century?
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How did globalization backlash notably affect international travel and trade in the early 2000s?
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What was a significant trend in the mid-2000s related to worldwide GDP and trade?
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What is a potential advantage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to host countries?
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What challenge might home countries face as a result of their companies engaging in FDI?
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What effect did the September 2001 terrorist attacks have on globalization?
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What effect did the Great Recession of 2008–2009 have on the global economy?
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What was one major outcome of the Greek debt crisis on European economies?
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What significant action did President Trump take regarding globalization during his presidency?
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Which term describes the economic challenges faced by Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain collectively?
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How did the Great Recession exemplify the costs of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to home countries?
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What benefit does FDI typically provide to host countries?
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What trend regarding FDI liberalization was observed in the years following the Great Recession?
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Which factor contributed to the rise of a new class of global competitors in emerging economies?
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Study Notes
Economic Development and Globalization
- Between the 1950s and 1970s, many communist nations like China and the Soviet Union focused on self-sufficiency while non-communist countries like Brazil, India, and Mexico aimed to protect domestic industries, leading to uncompetitive economies.
- The "Four Tigers" - Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan - successfully engaged in global trade, moving from low-income to high-income status as recognized by the World Bank.
- In the 1970s, other countries such as China, and later Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, India, and Russia began integrating into the global economy, joining the ranks of the emerging economies.
- Emerging economies are fast-growing nations previously deemed low-income and now vital to global markets, often referenced interchangeably with "emerging markets."
Globalization Dynamics
- Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to economies where annual income is less than $2,000 per capita, initially seen as labor markets but evolving into consumer markets.
- Globalization witnessed backlash in the late 1990s and early 2000s, fueled by events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, resulting in reduced international travel and slower trade flows.
- By the mid-2000s, global GDP and trade soared; the term BRIC emerged to highlight Brazil, Russia, India, and China as significant emerging economies, later expanded to BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa.
Innovations and Economic Shifts
- Reverse (frugal) innovation involves developing low-cost products in emerging economies and later introducing them globally, contrasting the traditional model of innovation flow from developed to developing countries.
- Companies like General Electric and John Deere created affordable technologies in countries like China and India and successfully marketed these innovations back to developed markets.
- The 2008 Great Recession highlighted global economic interconnectedness, originating from the U.S. housing market collapse and leading to widespread output, trade, and investment declines worldwide.
Aftermath and Political Changes
- Following the Great Recession, slow recovery in Europe was exacerbated by the Greek debt crisis and the broader PIGS debt crisis (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain).
- Brexit occurred in 2020, influenced by dissatisfaction over economic performance and immigration in Britain.
- 2016 marked a shift in U.S. policy as Donald Trump, promoting an "America First" agenda, withdrew from various global agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and initiated trade conflicts with multiple countries.
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Explore the economic strategies of communist and non-communist countries during the Cold War era. This quiz focuses on the self-sufficiency goals in China and the Soviet Union, and the protectionist measures taken by countries like Brazil, India, and Mexico. Test your knowledge on these divergent approaches to economic development.
