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What are some key indicators of gender inequality and women's empowerment?
What are some key indicators of gender inequality and women's empowerment?
- Technological changes and globalization
- Educational attainment and political representation
- Global wealth tax and progressive income taxation
- Access to healthcare and control over resources (correct)
What does the Champagne Glass representation of inequality depict?
What does the Champagne Glass representation of inequality depict?
- The incomes of the wealthiest individuals sharply increase
- Top earners experience disproportionately high income growth (correct)
- The middle class in emerging economies has seen significant income growth
- The widening gap between the wealthy and the rest of the population
What is the main focus of Thomas Piketty's proposals for addressing rising inequality?
What is the main focus of Thomas Piketty's proposals for addressing rising inequality?
- Implementing global wealth tax and progressive income taxation
- Technological changes and policy decisions
- Preventing the concentration of wealth and promoting fair resource distribution (correct)
- Visual representations of income and wealth distribution
What does the Hockey Stick representation of inequality depict?
What does the Hockey Stick representation of inequality depict?
What are some factors contributing to the trend of global inequality?
What are some factors contributing to the trend of global inequality?
What is the Elephant Graph a visual representation of?
What is the Elephant Graph a visual representation of?
What does the 'Lexus' symbolize in Thomas Friedman's metaphor of 'Lexus and the Olive Tree'?
What does the 'Lexus' symbolize in Thomas Friedman's metaphor of 'Lexus and the Olive Tree'?
What concept does the 'Golden Straitjacket' represent according to Thomas Friedman?
What concept does the 'Golden Straitjacket' represent according to Thomas Friedman?
According to proponents of the view of markets and their role in creating development, what positive impact do free markets and economic liberalization have?
According to proponents of the view of markets and their role in creating development, what positive impact do free markets and economic liberalization have?
What do nations commit to when they wear the 'Golden Straitjacket'?
What do nations commit to when they wear the 'Golden Straitjacket'?
What does the 'Olive Tree' symbolize in Thomas Friedman's metaphor of 'Lexus and the Olive Tree'?
What does the 'Olive Tree' symbolize in Thomas Friedman's metaphor of 'Lexus and the Olive Tree'?
What does the perspective emphasizing the positive impact of free markets and economic liberalization argue for?
What does the perspective emphasizing the positive impact of free markets and economic liberalization argue for?
What did the U.S.-China trade war impact beyond economics?
What did the U.S.-China trade war impact beyond economics?
What did companies do to reduce dependence on a single country and mitigate the impact of tariffs?
What did companies do to reduce dependence on a single country and mitigate the impact of tariffs?
What does Harry Braverman's concept of 'Educating Human Capital' emphasize?
What does Harry Braverman's concept of 'Educating Human Capital' emphasize?
What does human capital refer to?
What does human capital refer to?
What does the Atlas Network, associated with free-market ideologies, support?
What does the Atlas Network, associated with free-market ideologies, support?
What did the U.S. and China sign in January 2020, signaling a partial de-escalation of tensions?
What did the U.S. and China sign in January 2020, signaling a partial de-escalation of tensions?
What concept is associated with the continual replacement of old technologies with new ones in a capitalist economy?
What concept is associated with the continual replacement of old technologies with new ones in a capitalist economy?
What do the 'balances' in globalization refer to?
What do the 'balances' in globalization refer to?
Which book challenges conventional views on economic development and globalization?
Which book challenges conventional views on economic development and globalization?
What do critics argue about Friedman's advocacy for free-market capitalism?
What do critics argue about Friedman's advocacy for free-market capitalism?
When were the Bretton Woods Institutions, including the World Bank, IMF, and WTO, established?
When were the Bretton Woods Institutions, including the World Bank, IMF, and WTO, established?
What initiated the U.S.-China trade war and its effects?
What initiated the U.S.-China trade war and its effects?
What does Appelbaum's 'Outsourcing' primarily aim to achieve?
What does Appelbaum's 'Outsourcing' primarily aim to achieve?
What did the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh highlight?
What did the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh highlight?
What potential consequence can arise from just-in-time supply chains during disruptions?
What potential consequence can arise from just-in-time supply chains during disruptions?
What were the primary causes of famines in British colonial India?
What were the primary causes of famines in British colonial India?
Which entities play a crucial role in shaping and managing global supply chains?
Which entities play a crucial role in shaping and managing global supply chains?
What do export processing zones offer incentives for?
What do export processing zones offer incentives for?
Study Notes
Global Supply Chains and Economic Influences
- Appelbaum's "Outsourcing" refers to contracting business processes to third-party providers for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
- Producer-driven and buyer-driven commodity chains represent different models of global production coordination.
- Outsourcing and commodity chains can significantly impact labor rights in developing countries.
- "The Shirt on Your Back" by The Guardian investigates labor conditions and supply chain complexities in the garment industry.
- Rana Plaza's collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 highlighted poor working conditions in the garment industry.
- The Bangladeshi garment industry faces issues such as low wages, long hours, and safety concerns.
- Just-in-time supply chains, while efficient, can lead to severe consequences during disruptions.
- European colonial powers had significant impacts on trade patterns and resource exploitation in South Asia.
- Famines in British colonial India were caused by crop failures, economic policies, and social issues.
- Export-oriented and import substitution industrialization strategies aim to promote economic growth.
- Retailers play a crucial role in shaping and managing global supply chains.
- Export processing zones offer incentives for export-oriented production and foreign investment.
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Test your knowledge of global supply chains and their economic influences with this quiz. Explore topics such as outsourcing, commodity chains, labor rights, garment industry conditions, just-in-time supply chains, colonial impacts on trade, industrialization strategies, and the role of retailers in global supply chains.
