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Contemporary Global Issues

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Subsidies
Amount of money granted to a business from the government or public body
Industrial Country
A country that ranks between developing level and first world classifications
Civil Liberties
having laws only for the good and safety of the people
Sanctions
A threatened penalty for disobeying the law
Competitive Advantage
A condition or circumstances that puts a company in favorable or superior business positions
Protectionism
the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foriegn competition by taxing imports
UDHR
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Quotas
a limited or fixed number or amont of people or thngs
Weapon Proliferation
the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology
Globalization
the process of interation among the people, government and countries of different nations
Human Trafficking
the movement of people illegaly
Trade Deficit
When a countries cost of imports exceeds the value of exports
Fair trade
Trade in which fair prices are paid
Trade Balance
A countries exports minus the imports
Discrimination
to make a distinct favor of or against a person or group
Outsourcing
Obtaining goods or a service from an outside or foreign supplier
Edward Snowden
Copied and leaked classified information from the NSA in 2013 with prior authoriazation
Natural Rights
Rights the poeple are given under natural law
Exports
To send goods to another country
Nuclear Weapon
Bomb or a weapn that uses nuclear energy to cause an explosion
United Nations
International organization to increase cooperation
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty aka NPT
Prevents spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear tecgnology
trade
the act of selling and buying goods
Right to Privacy
prevents the government from threatening the privacy of indaviduals
devolping Country
Countries with low or middle levels of gross national product
Imports
to bring goods or a service to a country
tarrifs
a tax or duty to be paid
Free Trade
international trade left to its own course with out other restrictions
NSA
National Security Agency
Child Labor
Use of a child in industries or businesses illegally
Terrorism
the use of violent and intimidation in pursuit of political aims