housing which has been built illegally, often comprising of
poor quality dwellings
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organisations which comprise of two or more countries
working together. Examples include the EU and the UN
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a global organisation whose primary role is to maintain
international financial stability
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the means by which the time gap between product and
delivery to the customer is sharply reduced – cutting
warehousing and storage costs
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a stock control method that involves producing and storing stock in excess, meaning that there is always stock available for business if it is needed
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an annual Index of Globalisation where a score is calculated
for each country by assessing economic, social and political
globalisation
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where land loses quality and fertility
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the idea that the government’s role in business and the
economy should be minimal, to allow individual decisionmaking, a free market and open competition between
companies
