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The NAFTA Labor side agreement calls for compliance and effective enforcement of the labor laws within each member country.

A) True
B) False

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According to free market economic models,free trade across countries encourages all of the following except:


A) More efficient utilization of scarce resources
B) Increased size of product markets
C) Generalist countries (i.e. ,countries that can produce some of everything)
D) Reduced monopoly power of domestic companies

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The Social Charter is a legally binding agreement between European Union countries outlining desired standards of treatment of people,including workers.

A) True
B) False

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The primary objective of European unification has been to create a thriving economy in response to increased competition from Asia over the past 30 years.

A) True
B) False

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The cross-border flow of goods and services is called international trade.

A) True
B) False

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Compared to other economic integration agreements,like NAFTA,one can say that the European Union has the greatest degree of integration.

A) True
B) False

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The European Union includes ____________________.


A) Capital mobility across member countries
B) Labor mobility across member countries
C) A common currency
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A European Works Council is a transnational,company-level committee of employees that gives workers the opportunity to learn about their company's financial health and future plans,and to have a voice in providing feedback and ideas about these plans.

A) True
B) False

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The rights of a European Works Council include all of the following except:


A) The right to request a meeting with management under exceptional circumstances like a plant closing.
B) The right to learn about an employer's financial health.
C) The right to collectively bargain.
D) The right to meet with management annually and be consulted regarding the business' progress.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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If a signatory country to the WTO wants to pass a law to establish higher product standards for a particular import,it must be able to produce scientific evidence supporting the need for these standards.

A) True
B) False

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One of the advantages to free trade is that the benefits of trade flow are shared equally between labor and management.

A) True
B) False

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The purpose of the NAALC is to protect:


A) The environment
B) Labor
C) Free trade
D) Corporations

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The greatest successes of the NAALC include all of the following except:


A) Increased educational activities and cross-border understanding of labor issues.
B) Greater public awareness about trade and labor issues.
C) Fewer freedom of association and collective bargaining violations by participating countries.
D) Greater cross-border cooperation is possible.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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International investment portfolios can be beneficial because:


A) They provide working capital for local companies and financing for foreign government operations.
B) They keep uninformed investors out of the market so only those "in the know" can make wise investment decisions.
C) They concentrate risk so not all countries are likely to be affected by economic downturns.
D) International financial transactions are more predictable.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Briefly define the four dimension of globalization.

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Globalization has four major dimensions....

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_______________________________ occurs when all trade barriers between countries are removed to allow consumers and produces to benefit from specialization and economies of scale.

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As long as it does not create trade barriers,the WTO allows member countries to establish:


A) Standards necessary to protect human and animal life or health
B) Standards necessary to conserve exhaustible natural resources
C) Standards necessary to protect plant life
D) All of the above

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Explain the dimensions of a corporate global strategy.How does each affect labor relations?

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A multinational corporation's global str...

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The _______________________________ is a worldwide federation of national union federations representing more than 150 countries that seeks to facilitate consultation,communication,and cooperation among unions internationally.

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The _______________________________ consists of representatives from member countries of the European Union that acts as an executive body and drafts legislation.

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