Global Change Flashcards
(20 cards)
Habeas corpus
A document stating someone must be given a fair trial
Gentrification
The restoration of run down houses by upper class people
Economic liberalism
Economic decisions are made by individual people
Theocracy
Form of government where a deity is the civil ruler and is governed by divine people
Ethnic cleansing
Systematic removal of a certain ethnic group from a given area
Liberation theology
A christian movement where the teachings of jesus christ are used as laws
Evangelical christianity
World wide protestant upcoming beginning in 1730
Pentecostals
Focused on direct experiences with god
Globalization
Tendency of innovations to spread throughout the world
Outsourcing
Moving companies to different countries for cheaper labor
Autarky
Quality of being self sufficient
Equity
A stock representing a companys interest
Protectionism
Restraining trade through states
Transparency
Business being done in an open setting
Privatization
Transferring business from the public sector to the private sector
Intifadas
Palestinian uprising against israeli occupation
Micro credit
Loans on a small scale
Fortress Europe
Propaganda term for second world war
Political asylum
The protection offered by a country who has left their native country
Hybridization
Merging teo things together
