The Benefits of Reducing International Trade Barriers
As you read this section, think about the products or services you use daily that are possible due to international trade. How would you have to adapt if governments began to restrict international trade?
Financial Support for Troubled Economies
The key to helping developing countries become active participants in the global marketplace is providing financial assistance. Offering monetary assistance to some of the poorest nations in the world is the shared goal of two organizations: the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. These organizations, to which most countries belong, were established in 1944 to accomplish different but complementary purposes.