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CHAPTER 29 (Mutinational businesses (Advantages (Increased exports -->…
CHAPTER 29
Mutinational businesses
Factories, production or servicee operations in more than one country ( Transational businesses
Advantages
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Increased investment --> Increased output of goods and services --> New technology, methods and ideas
Increased consumer choice --> More product, more competition
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Disadvantages
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Multinationals are very large businesses --> Influenced by government and the economy of the host country --> Ask for large grants to keep them operating
If they leave --> Unemployment raises
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Globalisation
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Benefits
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Open factories, becoming a multinational
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Free trade agreements
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Examples
EFTA: European Free Trade Association consists of Norway, Iceland Switzerland and Liechtenstein
NAFTA: United States, Mexico and Canada
Pacific Alliance: Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru
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Import tariff
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Example
In August, China announced a 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of US goods including vehicles and crude oil
Import quota
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Example
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries sets a production quota for crude oil in order to maintain the price of crude oil in world markets