Economic integration
What Economic integration means in Economics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Economic integration
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Deep integration accelerated by advancements in technology, transport and communications that lower the costs of sharing information and moving goods globally.
Accelerated by advancements in technology, according to the learning objectives.
Topics that use Economic integration
- Globalisation: benefits and drawbacks (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Consumer choice
- Economies of scale
- Employment and unemployment
- Globalisation
- International trade
- Multinational companies
- Multinational corporations
- Negative externalities
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