Which of the following statements about Maquiladoras is TRUE?
A) Maquiladoras benefit the United States by keeping the pollution in Mexico.
B) Maquiladoras provide jobs and, therefore, improve living conditions for the workers.
C) Maquiladora owners benefit from free trade agreements, which reduce costs.
D) The main attraction for Maquiladora owners is proximity to markets.
You are vacationing in Paris, France and decide to eat at the McDonald’s on the Champs-Élysées. Outside the McDonald’s, there are a number of people protesting the social and environmental impacts of powerful, American fast food chains like McDonalds. As part of the protest, several vendors are selling French specialty foods. This scenario includes components of all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) strengthening heterogeneity and upholding differences.
B) multinational corporations and the new world order.
C) globalization and increasing homogeneity.
D) free trade and comparative advantage.