Geography A-Level
Unequal flows
What Unequal flows means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Unequal flows
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Trade patterns in which less developed economies export low-value primary commodities while importing expensive manufactured goods, perpetuating a trade deficit and unequal power dynamics.
Topics that use Unequal flows
- International trade and access to markets (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Core-periphery model
- Economic Restructuring
- Global supply chains
- Shifting economic power
- Trade inequalities
- Transnational corporations
- Trade and investment
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