Expanding Globalization Refer to the three cartoons in Chapter 10, p 236. What common message, if any, is being presented?

What do the following terms mean What do the following terms mean? look in Chapter 10 to find the answers Outsourcing Containerization Trade Liberalization Maquiladoras WTO NAFTA EU Transnational corporations

Maquiladoras Maquiladoras originated in Mexico in the 1960s along the U.S. border. In the 1990s, there were approximately 2,000 maquiladoras with 500,000 workers. (there are fewer now) Maquiladoras primarily produce electronic equipment, clothing, plastics, furniture, appliances, and auto parts. Approximately 90% of the goods produced at maquiladoras are shipped north to the United States. Visit the following website on maquiladoras and complete the chart on the next page: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~shah20m/classweb/maquiladora.html

Identify the pros and cons of the following: Maquiladoras Pros Cons

World Trade Organization There are a number of ways of looking at the World Trade Organization. It is an organization for trade opening. It is a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements. It is a place for them to settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules. Essentially, the WTO is a place where member governments try to sort out the trade problems they face with each other.

WTO Pros Cons

NAFTA Pros Cons

Transnational Corporations Pros Cons

The Hidden Face of Globalization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bhodyt4fmU