Trading Blocs and Customs Unions Have Resulted in All of the Following

question 16

Multiple Choice

Trading blocs and customs unions have resulted in all of the following circumstances except ________________.

• A) a concentration of trade within regions rather than globally
• B) the retention of flexibility over which sectors of industry to liberalize and which issues to negotiate
• C) the removal of trade barriers between member countries
• D) a shift from regional to global trade agreements

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Definitions:

Forcing Functions

A technique in control systems and simulation where output or internal states are set to specific values, bypassing the normal operation of the system.

Retentive Outputs

Outputs in a PLC that maintain their state (on or off) even after the PLC is powered down or restarted.

Unsafe Effects

Consequences or outcomes of a process, operation, or design that can potentially lead to harm or danger to people, systems, or the environment.

Examine On Instruction

A programming command used in PLCs to check if a particular condition or input is true (on) before executing subsequent instructions.