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Unit1 TextARolesofInternationalorganizationsintheGlobalEconomyTextBStoryoftheInternationalChamberofCommerce 1 backgroundinformation businessknowledge wordsandphrases 2 wordspresentation prefixes 3 structure4 understandthewholetextbyanalyzingthelongsentencesandansweringquestions 5 howtoguesswords Backgroundinformation Globalization Questionsforyourthinking Whatwillcometoyourmind whenglobalizationismentioned Fromtheperspectiveofword formation Canyougivesomeexamplesofglobalization OrWhathasglobalizationbroughttoourlife Isthisanimpactofglobalizationonourdailylife sittingandeatinginaKFC aMcdonald sortohaveacoffeeleisurelyinaStarbuck Aproductofawideselectionoforigins LittleTikestoysmadeinChina reachingafriendattheothersideoftheworldwithinsecondsbyphoneoraemail thequickspreadofSARSandotherepidemics thesendingofpeacecorpstowar areasintheotherpartsoftheworld ToyotaoutsourcesitsautopartstoU Smanufacturers then whatisglobalization Globalization orglobalisation describestheprocessbywhichregionaleconomies societies andcultureshavebecomeintegratedthroughaglobalnetworkofpoliticalideasthroughcommunication transportation andtrade Thetermismostcloselyassociatedwiththetermeconomicglobalization theintegrationofnationaleconomiesintotheinternationaleconomythroughtrade foreigndirectinvestment capitalflowsandthespreadoftechnology globalization economicglobalization internationalorganizations Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourclassmatesbasedonyourownknowledgeandbeliefs 5mins Whatistherelationshipbetweenglobalizationandinternationalorganizations Whatareinternationalorganizations Canyourecognizetheseorganizations UNWTOIMFAIIBADBRC Typesofinternationalorganizations IntergovernmentalOrganizations IGOs formedbystatesinternationalNongovernmentalOrganizations INGOs membersareindividuals companies orassociations non profit MultinationalCorporations MNCs for profitenterprisesthatoperateinseveralcountries IGOs UN UnitedNations IAEAInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyIMFInternationalMonetaryFundWorldBankWorldBankGroupASEANAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsCECouncilofEurope欧洲理事会EUEuropeanUnionNATONorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationOECDOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentOPECOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriesWTOWorldTradeOrganization NGOs ICCInternationalChamberofCommerce国际商会IOCInternationalOlympicCommittee国际奥林匹克委员会ICRCInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross MNCs Microsoft Cisco Sun OracleCoca cola McDonald s Nestle雀巢Johnson JohnsonExxon埃克森石油公司Sony GE美国通用电器公司 Otherstandardsforclassification a onthesubjectofactivity political economic creditandfinancial ontrade health etc b intherangeofparticipants theuniversal ie foralloftheUN andregional OrganizationofAfricanUnity c theorderofadmissionofnewmembers openorclosed d inthesphereofactivity withthegeneral UN orspecialcompetence UPU万国邮政联盟 Wordsandphrases Globalization全球化economicgrowth经济增长Boomingorslumpingofeconomicgrowth经济增长的快慢exchangestability汇率稳定economicstagnation经济停滞economicrecession经济衰退geographicaldisparities地域差异Sustainabledevelopment可持续性发展 Povertycycle贫穷循环makecredit放贷balanceofpayments国际收支平衡表Contractioninaggregatedemand总需求收缩GDP 国内生产总值Macroeconomicpolicies宏观经济政策Infrastructure基础设施 Finance 财政 金融 Financialflows 资金流 金融流量 analysis risk crisisMonetary货币的 财政的Fund基金tradebarrier obstacles贸易壁垒 Tradepreference贸易优惠优惠贸易安排 PreferentialTradeArrangements 是经济一体化较低级和松散的一种形式 是指在实行优惠贸易安排的成员国间 通过协议或其他形式 对全部商品或部分商品规定特别的优惠关税 QuotaAmaximumamountornumberofthingsallowed 对一种商品每年能够进口或出口的数量所施加的限制 配额 我国的配额分为进口配额和出口配额 进口配额 是指进口国对某些产品的进口价格或数量设定的限制 其目的是保护国内生产商免受低价格进口产品的影响 出口配额 是指出口国对某些产品出口施加的数量限制 其目的是保护国内生产者和消费者免受这些产品临时短缺的影响 或者通过减少特定产品的供应量来提高其国际市场价格 Tariff Barrier Tariff anamountthatmustbepaidwhenparticulargoodsareimportedintoacountryoroccasionallywhentheyareexported Barrier issomethingsuchasarule law orpolicythatmakesitdifficultorimpossibleforsomethingtohappenorbeachieved关税壁垒 TariffBarriers 是指用征收高额进口税和各种进口附加税的办法 以限制和阻止外国商品进口的一种手段 贸易壁垒的一种 这可以提高进口商品的成本从而削弱其竞争能力 起到保护国内生产和国内市场的作用 它还是在贸易谈判中迫使对方妥协让步的重要手段 世界贸易组织对其极力反对 并通过谈判将其大幅削减 非关税壁垒 Non tariffbarrier 又称非关税贸易壁垒 指一国政府采取除关税以外的各种办法 对本国的对外贸易活动进行调节 管理和控制的一切政策与手段的总和 其目的是试图在一定程度上限制进口 以保护国内市场和国内产业的发展 非关税壁垒大致可以分为直接的和间接的两大类 前者是由海关直接对进口商品的数量 品种加以限制 其主要措施有 进口限额制 进口许可证制 自动 出口限额制 出口许可证制等 后者是指进口国对进口商品制订严格的条例和标准 间接地限制商品进口 如进口押金制 苛刻的技术标准和卫生检验规定等 Readthetextquickly andfinishthefollowingquestions 1 whatisglobalization 2 what stherelationshipbetweenglobalizationandinternationalorganization 3 what stheroleofinternationalorganizations Answers 1 Globalizationistheactualmovementorpotentialtomoveacrossbordersofnationsinareasoftrade investment technology financeandlabor 2 Internationalorganizationsaretheresultofglobalization 3 Theroleistopromotepolicycoordinationamongstcountriesandattempttoproviderulesfortradeandinvestmenttransactionsandaforumfordiscussiontrade relatedissues Prefixes 前缀 1 Dis apart away not离开 否定 Disadvantage disparity discontent discourage disable disagree disappear disintegrate disapprove2 de down downward apart away降低 分离 除去 deregulate Deform decode deface degrade decrease deflation deficit defrost3 non not非nonmemberNonaggression nonstop nondiscrimination nontariff 4 en 使进入某种状态 使成为 enforce enclose encourage enlarge enlighten enable enlist enrich 5 multi manymultilateral negotiations tradingMultimedia purpose cultural color channel lingual6 trans acrossTransplant transport transaction translate transparent7 inter between amongInterchange interact interplay Analyzesomesentences P 4TheWTOalsoexistsinordertoprovidenon discriminationbetweenmembercountries liberalizationoftradewhichinvolvedtheremovalofalltariffandnon tariffbarriers stabilityoftradingrelationswhereWTOmechanismsaresetuptodiscussandsolvetradedisputesbetweencountries andtransparencyoftradeagreements wheretradepreferencesbetweencountriesarescrutinizedanddiscussedintheWTOforumtherebyreducingcorruption TheWTOalsoexistsinordertoprovidenon discriminationbetweenmembercountries liberalizationoftradewhichinvolvedtheremovalofalltariffandnon tariffbarriers stabilityoftradingrelationswhereWTOmechanismsaresetuptodiscussandsolvetradedisputesbetweencountries andtransparencyoftradeagreements wheretradepreferencesbetweencountriesarescrutinizedanddiscussedintheWTOforumtherebyreducingcorruption P7 WithouttheIMF poorercountrieswillfindthemselveswithoutassistance andatapointwheretheycannotachieveeconomicgrowth poorerareaswithinthecountrywillbestagnating andcontrastingtothegrowingrichereconomiesandricherareas itwillresultingreatergeographicaldisparitiesbothwithinandbetweencountriesduetothepovertycycle p10 SimilartotheIMFitexistsinordertoensurethatallcountriesbenefitfromglobalization andtomakesurethatcountriesthataredisadvantageousfromlackofeconomicdevelopment achieveeconomicgrowththatwillinturnbenefittheglobalcommunity p13 Forexampleifoilpriceswereincreased thecostofproductionformanygoodswouldrise whichwillinturnleadtodecreaseindemandassuppliersraisetheirpricestocompensate Questionsforyoutothink Basedonthetext pleasefindoutthefollowingsareTrueorFalse 1 W