The Terms Spaceship Earth, World Without Walls, and Global Village

question 26

Multiple Choice

The terms spaceship earth, world without walls, and global village are all:

• A) major categories of globalization
• B) phrases invented by journalist Thomas Friedman
• C) meaningless exaggerations
• D) metaphors for the concept of globalization
• E) strictly economic in their implications

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Definitions:

Independent Regulatory Agency

A federal organization that creates and enforces rules in its specific sphere of influence, independent of executive control.

Government Corporation

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Civil Service

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