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The far-reaching process by which nations pass from traditional forms of social organization toward those characteristic of post-Industrial Revolution societies |
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The maintenance of political, social, economic and cultural dominance over a people by a foreign power for an extended period. |
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Continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries. |
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A view of the global economic system as one divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited. |
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An approach contending that industrialized nations continue to exploit developing countries for their own gain. |
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The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas. |
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Multinational Corporation |
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A commercial organization that is headquartered in one country but does business throughout the world. |
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Gross National Product (GNP) |
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The value of a nation's goods and services |
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The area of common culture along the border between Mexico and the United States. |
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The monies that immigrants return to their families of origin. Also called migradollars. |
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Universal moral rights possessed by all people because they are human. |
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