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Peoples or organizations with needs and wants; both have the willingness and ability to buy or sell.
Market Definition
The ____ _____ _____ plays a large role in the development of new markets for organizations
Global Economic Environment
4 main types of economic systesm
1. Market Capitalism
2. Centrally Planned Socialism
3. Centrally Planned Capitalism
4. Market Socialism
Market and Private
Market Capitalization
Command and Private
Centrally Planned Capitalization
Market and State
Market Socialism
Command and State
Centrally Planned Socialism
1. individuals and firms allocate resources
2. production resources are privately owned
3. Driven by consumers
4. Government should promote competition among firms and ensure consumer protection.
* Consumers decide what to buy and when to buy it ex) US and UK
Market Capitalism
1. Opposite of Market Capitalism
2. State holds broad powers to serve the public interest decides what goods and services are produced and in what quantities.
3. Consumers can spend on what is available
4. Government owns entire industries
5. Demand typically exceeds supply
6. Little reliance on product differentiation, advertising, pricing strategy
(ex. North Korea)
Centrally Planned Socialism
Economic system in which command resource allocation is used extensively in an environment of private resource ownership.
* example Sweden
a welfare state
Centrally Planned Capitalism
Economic system in which market allocation policies are permitted within an overall environment of state ownership.
Examples:
China & Vietnam
Market Socialism
Rankings of economic freedom among countries range from ____ to _____
free to repressed
Variables considered in Economic Freedom.
1. Trade policy
2. Taxation Policy
3. Capital Flows and Foreign Investment
4. Banking Policy
5. Wage and Price Controls
6. Property Rights
7 Black Market
The world bank has defined four categories of development using __________ as a base
Gross National Income (GNI)
____, identified 10 years ago, were countries in Central Europe, Latin America, and Asia that were to have rapid economic growth.
BEMs
BRIC
Brazil Russia India China
World Banks four categories of development.
1. High income Countries
2. Upper Middle Countries
3. Lower Middle Countries
4. Low Income Countries
1. GNI per capita: $12,276 or more
*Ex Japan vs Sweden
2. Also know as advanced, developed, industrialized, or postindustrial countries.
High Income Countries
6 Characteristics of High Income Countries
1. Sustained economic growth through disciplined innovation
2. Service sector is more than 50% of GNI
3. Importance of information processing and exchange
4. Ascendancy of knowledge over capital, intellectual over machine technology, scientists and professionals over engineers and semiskilled workers
5. Future oriented
6. Importance of interpersonal relationships
1. GNI per capita $3,976 to $12,275
Ex) Malaysia, Chile, Venezuela, Mexico,
2. Also called newly industrializing economies (NIEs)
3. BRIC nations are:
Brazil China and Russia
Brazil, China, Russia
Upper-Middle-Income Countries
5 characteristics of Upper- Middle Income Countries
1. Rapidly industrializing, less agricultural employment
2. Increasing Urbanization
3. Rising wages
4. High literacy rates and advanced education
5. Lower wage costs than advanced countries.
1. GNI per capita $1006-$3975
Ex) India is the only Bric country
other ex( Honduras, Pakistan)
Lower-Middle-Income Countries
3 characteristics of Lower Middle Income Countries
1. Rapidly expanding consumer markets
2. Cheap Labor
3. Mature, standardized, labor-intensive industries like textiles and toys.
1. GNI per capita $1005 or less
Ex) Haiti, Somalia, Zimbawee
*40% of worlds population
Low-Income Countries
Characteristics of Low Income Countries.
1. Limited industrialization
2. High percentage of population involved in farming
3. High birth rates
4. Low literacy rates
5. Heavy reliance on foreign aid
6. Political instability and unrest
7 Concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Characterized by a shortage of goods and services
2. Long term opportunities must be nurtured in these countries
a. look beyond per capita GNP
b. Consider the LDCs collectively rather than individually
c. Consider first mover advantage
d. Set realistic deadlines
Marketing Opportunities in LDCs
3 Influences on the World Economy
1. G8/G-20 (group of twenty
2. Organization for Economic Cooperation and development
3. The Triad
Goal of Global economic stability and prosperity.
G-8
Members of the G-8
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. France
5. Britain
6. Canada
7. Italy
8. Russia (1975)
1. 34 Nations
2. Post-World War 2 European Origin
3. Canada, United States (1961), Japan (1964)
4. Promote economic growth and social well-being
5. Focuses on world trade, global issues, labor market deregulation.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
1. Responsible for 80% of world trade
2. Discusses at Meetings
Food supply
Energy Concentration
Pollution
Terrorism
G-20
1. United States, Western Europe and Japan
2. 75% of World Income (coke does this well)
3. Expanded ____ includes all of North America and the Pacific Rim and most of Eastern Europe.
4. Global companies should be equally strong in each part.
The Triad
What does GATT stand for
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1. Treaty among nations to promote trade among members established in 1947
a. handled trade disputes
b. Lacked enforcement power
c. Replaced by World Trade Oranization in 1995
GATT
1. Provides forum for trade related negotiations among 153 members.
Based in Geneva
Serves as dispute mediators through DSB
Has enforcement power and can impose sanctions
2. Countries found in violation of ___ are expected to change policies or else face sanctions.
* always an odd# - if appeals it will be a 3 member panel
The World Trade Organization
1. Many Countries seek to lower barriers to trade within their regions
2. PTAs give partners special treatment and may discriminate against others
3. More than 300 PTAs have notified the WTO
Preferential Trade Agreements
(4) Economic Integration
1. Free trade areas
2. Custom Unions
3. Common Market
4. Economic Trade
1. 2 or more countries agree to abolish tariffs and other barriers to trade among themselves
2. Countries continue independent trade policies with countries outside agreement
3. ________ Requirements restric transshipment of goods from the country with the lowest tariff to another
*only dealing with 2 more involved
Free Trade Area
3. Rules of Origin
____ Establishes free trade are
1. all three nations pledge to promote economic growth through tariff reductions and expanded trade and investment
2. No common external tariffs
3. Restrictions on labor and other movements remain.
NAFTA
3 Members of NAFTA
1. Canada
2. United States
3. Mexico
1. Evolution of free trade area
2. Includes the elimination of internal barriers to trade ( as in FTA)
3. And establish common external barriers to trade.
4. Ex. the EU and Turkey, the Andean Community, Mercos
*usually a cet (common external tariffs)
* cet avoids re-exportation
Custom Union
1. Includes the elimination of internal barriers to trade ( as in free trade area)
2. AND establishes common external barriers to trade (as in customs union)
3. And allows for the free movement of factors of production such as labor, capital, and information
4. And coordinates and harmonizes economic and social policy within the union.
5. Ex. EEA
Common Market
1. Includes the elimination of internal barriers to trade (as in free trade area)
2. AND establishes common external barriers to trade (as in customs union)
3. AND allows for the free movement of factors of production, such as labor, capital, and information (as in common market)
4. And coordinates and harmonizes economic and social policy with the union
*Similar licenses, easier to move around
Economic Union
• Full evolution of economic union
• Creation of unified central bank
• Use of single currency
• Common policies on issues such as agriculture, social policy, transport, competition, mergers, taxation
• Requires extensive political unity
• Would lead to a central government in time
Economic Union
• Initially began with the 1958 Treaty of Rome
• Objective to harmonize national laws and regulations so that goods, services, people, and money could flow freely across national boundaries
• 1992 Maastricht Treaty set stage for transition to an economic union with a central bank and single currency (the euro)
The European Union
________set stage for transition to an economic union with a central bank and single currency (the euro)
1992 Maastricht Treaty
• 27 countries
• Over 500 million people • Combined GDP over
$17 trillion
• The euro is not used by all countries yet; the euro zone includes 17 mostly Western European nations
European Union
6 Original EU members
1. Belgium
2. Netherlands
3. France
4. Italy
5. (West) Germany
6. Luxemburg
Points to Remember
• Four main types of economic systems
• Four stages of market development – defined by
the World Bank
• Four stages of economic integration
Points to Remember
• Four main types of economic systems
• Four stages of market development – defined by
the World Bank
• Four stages of economic integration