Post Cold War Economics

Tuberculosis

An example of a disease that has to do with poverty

Asian Tigers

SE Asian countries that through the '90s and early 2000s showed double digit growth

Antibiotics

During this era, the general type of medicine that has done so much to fight disease and viruses

Deregulation

In the early '80s, Ronald Reagan promoted less govt. interference in economics. He promoted ____.

Birth Control

All over the world, women gained more control over their circumstances through the use of _______ . But not all societies and religions were on board with this

Communist

In the late '70s, China "liberalized" their economy but their government stayed ________.

Desertification

When land becomes more arid and loses its major bodies of water, it is suffering from _________

Augusto Pinochet

This dictator of Chile was known for effective economics but also for his brutal treatment of his people.

Radio

early 20th century communication device

Population

Many of our environmental problems in the modern era have come from a huge increase in __________

Textiles

The third world country of Bangledesh has grown economically from the production of this.

Diabetes

A changing lifestyle disease because of changes in our diet and exercise habits

Heart disease

An example of a disease that has become prevalent because we live longer is _________.

Cell Phone

The 2000s had a communication revolution through this

Pesticides

The green revolution in the Cold War was about increased ag production and included the killing of insects through _____

Thatcherism

In the UK, getting government controls out of business was called ________

Kyoto

In the '90s, a big push to try to address global warming was planned at a meeting in this city.

AIDS

An emergent epidemic disease from this era

Multinational companies

Businesses/Corporations that operate in numerous countries are known as ______

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Trade disputes between governments about tariffs and restrictions normally are arbitrated by the ____

Lower wages

Today, industrial economies thrive in countries that have _____.

Internet

China's government maintains strict control over this information network

Knowledge economy

When your economy is based on the production of goods that advance society technically or scientifically, it is known as the ___________.

Trading and political union

The EU is a ____ and _____ union

Nestle

Example of a TNC